Universität Wien

300645 VO Selected topics of cognitive biology (2011S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 07.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 21.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 28.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 04.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 11.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 02.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 09.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 16.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 23.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 30.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 06.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG
  • Monday 20.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The two-parts course (1st part in winter, 2nd part in summer) is an introduction into the fields of animal learning, cognition and perception, yet contains enough depth and reference to current research to serve the most advanced student of psychology and biology. The second part ("Selected topics of cognitive biology") covers the question of how animals adaptively modify their behavior through learning and cognitive processes. The main topics are:
1. The study of cognition in animals
2. Perceptual cognition, categorization
3. Reasoning, logic concepts
4. Spatial cognition, navigation
5. Object knowledge, spatial relations, insight
6. Folk physics, technical cognition, tool use
7. Social Cognition 1: social influences and social learning
8. Social Cognition 2: cooperation
9. Social Cognition 3: empathy, theory of mind,
10. Communication and language
11. Consciousness

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Shettleworth, Sarah (2010, 2nd) Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior. Oxford University Press.
Reznikova, Zhanna (2007) Animal Intelligence. Cambridge University Press.
Pearce, John (2008) Animal Learning and Cognition. Psychology Press.

Association in the course directory

B-WZB, BZO 12

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