300045 VO Human concept formation and animal categorization (2020W)
Labels
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Details
Language: German
Examination dates
- Wednesday 13.01.2021 09:30 - 10:30 Übungsraum 3
- Friday 21.05.2021 09:45 - 10:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
- Friday 28.01.2022 09:45 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The lecture will be given in a blocked way.
ATTENTION: From 28.10. onwards the lecture will be given digitally (as usual, via BBB on the Moodle platform)!
- Friday 02.10. 09:00 - 10:00 Seminarraum 3
- Wednesday 07.10. 09:30 - 11:45 Übungsraum 3
- Wednesday 14.10. 09:30 - 11:45 Übungsraum 3
- Wednesday 21.10. 09:30 - 11:45 Übungsraum 3
- Wednesday 28.10. 09:30 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 04.11. 09:30 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 11.11. 09:30 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 18.11. 09:30 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 25.11. 09:30 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 02.12. 09:30 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 09.12. 09:30 - 11:45 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In order to investigate the roots of our own cognitive capacities, categorization abilities found in humans and animals are considered in a comparative way. In which respects do they correspond, and where do we find inter-species differences? First, some important preconditions of categorization are discussed (representation, principles of object recognition such as global/local processing, similarity etc., discrimination, generalization, abstraction). Then, various aspects of categorization in humans and animals are considered. The different models of categorization are portrayed and evaluated by means of experimental evidence.
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam (3 dates: end of winter term 2020/21; mid of summer term 2021; mid of winter term 2020/21)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Lecture
Reading list
Recommendations at the beginning of the lecture series
Association in the course directory
MVN W-12, UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04,
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:23