300352 VO Animal Social Cognition (2016W)
Labels
Details
Language: English
Examination dates
Lecturers
Classes
FR 14.00-15.30 Uhr im COSB Seminarraum, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Beginn: 14.10.2016
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This lecture focuses on 'higher forms' of cognition (also known as complex cognition) and its expression in the social domain. Skills such as imitation, deception, language and culture are often considered as human-specific. Recent research reveals building blocks of these abilities not only in primates but also in some distantly related animals, raising the possibility that higher cognitive skills have evolved multiple times.
Assessment and permitted materials
Exam
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The lecture provides an overview of recent concepts and methods in the study of complex cognition with a focus on the social domain. It aims to raise awareness for an evolutionary perspective to cognition and the proper use of the comparative approach.
Examination topics
Lecture, structured in three units (social complexity, social knowledge, social learning
Reading list
Association in the course directory
MVN W-12, UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04,
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:43