300352 VO Animal Social Cognition (2020W)
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Language: English
Examination dates
- Friday 18.12.2020 14:15 - 15:15 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
- Friday 15.01.2021 14:15 - 15:15 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
- Friday 02.07.2021 13:15 - 14:15 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
- Friday 24.09.2021 13:15 - 14:15 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
First Meeting will be held on 09.10.2020 at 14:00 in Seminar Room 3, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Z2.027 1. OG
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Friday
09.10.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
16.10.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
23.10.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
30.10.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
06.11.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
13.11.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
20.11.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
27.11.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
04.12.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
11.12.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3 -
Friday
18.12.
14:00 - 17:00
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum 3
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This lecture course 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. The lecture course provides an overview of recent concepts and methods, and is structured in three units (social complexity, social knowledge, social learning). It aims to raise awareness for an evolutionary perspective to cognition and the proper use of the comparative approach.
Assessment and permitted materials
Exam
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Lecture, structured in three main 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: Fr 12.05.2023 00:23