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Animal Cognition

Books on: animals and learning

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Social Learning in Animals: The Roots of Culture

Book by Cecilia M. Heyes, Bennett G. Galef Jr.; Academic Press, 1996

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Learning In Animals, Social Behavior In Animals

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Probably most workers in the area of social learning would agree that the most impressive...insisted that imitation must involve "the animals learning a new response," and for this reason...obscure the eyes, like those which the animal must frequently perform unilaterally...
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Current Topics in Animal Learning: Brain, Emotion, and Cognition

Book by Lawrence Dachowski, Charles F. Flaherty; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991

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Cognition In Animals--Congresses, Learning In Animals--Congresses, Learning, Psychology Of--Congresses, Psychology, Comparative--Congresses

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...reinstated fear". Animal Learning and Behavior, 5 , 396...during extinction". Learning and Motivation, 9...The determiners of animal learning". Psychological Review...Purposive behavior in animals and men . New York...
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Learning and Instinct in Animals

Book by W. H. Thorpe; Methuen, 1956

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Animal Intelligence, Learning In Animals

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...1936 have studied the maze-learning ability of the water snakes...these animals yielded typical learning curves in a T maze, but were...shedding which interrupted learning and in some cases rendered...important than touch, and animals largely learned to feel their...the end of the detour the animal apparently forgot and ran...
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The Development of Numerical Competence: Animal and Human Models

Book by Sarah T. Boysen, E. John Capaldi; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993

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Learning In Animals, Number Concept In Animals

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Data The Development of numerical competence : animal and human models edited by Sarah T. Boysen, E...ISBN 0-8058-1231-8 p 1. Number concept in animals. 2. Learning in animals. I . Boysen, Sarah Till, 1949- . II. Capaldi...
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Issues in the Ecological Study of Learning

Book by Timothy D. Johnston, Alexandra T. Pietrewicz; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1985

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Animal Ecology, Learning In Animals

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...The ecological study of learning will demand much closer ties...during most of the history of animal learning theory. A concern with how animals learn about their natural...the nature of an animals learning abilities in the course of...

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Journal Articles on: animals and learning

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Perceptual Learning and Representational Learning in Humans and Animals

Journal article by József Fiser; Learning & Behavior, Vol. 37, 2009

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Animals, Critical path, Learning, Visual task performance

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...developments in both human and animal learning that suggest a possibly...framework within which learning could be interpreted...carried out by humans and animals. The structure of...similarly the model and the animals behaved. Handling...a representational learning problem by using a...environment on modeling animal behavior. Courville...
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Identifying Teaching in Wild Animals

Journal article by Alex Thornton, Nichola J. Raihani; Learning & Behavior, Vol. 38, 2010

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Animal behavior, Data collection, Evolutionary biology, Learning, Skills, Studies, Teachers, Teaching

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Identifying Teaching in Wild Animals by Alex Thornton , Nichola...transmission of information through animal groups by social learning is increasingly recognized...Whiten van Schaik, 2007). Animals from a range of taxa, including...individual exploration by learning from others. Socially acquired...
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Functional Cues for Position Learning Effects in Animals

Journal article by Richard A. Burns, Kendra S. Johnson, Brian A. Harris, Beth A. Kinney, Sarah E. Wright; The Psychological Record, Vol. 54, 2004

Subjects:

Animal learning, Learning ability, Learning ability (Psychology), Learning in animals

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...investigate memory learning in series with varying...Procedure. Because the animals were experienced in...For 16 days, each animal was trained three series...though work in the animal tradition is approaching...position or memory-item learning more than others...expression of position learning during transfer tests...develops over time. Our animals tended to run slower...
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Perceptual Learning in Human and Nonhuman Animals: a Search for Common Ground

Journal article by Geoffrey Hall; Learning & Behavior, Vol. 37, 2009

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Animals, Human subjects, Learning, Sensory perception, Studies

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...It may be regarded as "the learning process (or processes) that...an apparent divide between animal and human perceptual learning. We may hope that empirical...investigation-whether conducted with animals or with humans-will yield...applicability; that is, a learning mechanism that is capable...
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Experimental Identification of Social Learning in Wild Animals

Journal article by Simon M. Reader, Dora Biro; Learning & Behavior, Vol. 38, 2010

Subjects:

Acquisitions & mergers, Animal behavior, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Field study, Research

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...social learning allows animals to acquire behavior...instances of social learning will be those linked...social influences on learning, are thus fundamental...confirming the existence of animal cultures and social...Indeed, social learning may be a key part of allowing animals to cope with human...stimuli or domesticated animal strains, whereas captive...

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Magazine Articles on: animals and learning

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Inquiry-based Learning through Animal Tracking

Magazine article by Mark D. Jordahl; Green Teacher, Fall 2004

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Animal behavior, Curriculum development, Educational materials, Students, Teachers

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...story. A single animal track is a gateway...direct their own learning about their surroundings. Animals are innately compelling...North American animals that is being used...being studied. Animal tracking is an...the process of learning about the world...researching one animal in depth, they...plants, other animals, and even humans...
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Learning from Exhibitions: Spectacular Achievements Audubon's Animals of North America

Magazine article by Mark M. Johnson; Arts & Activities, Vol. 142, November 2007

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Animal art--Exhibitions, Animal painting and illustration--Exhibitions, Animals in art--Exhibitions, Audubon, John James--Exhibitions, Audubon, John James--Works, Painters (Artists)--Exhibitions, Painters (Artists)--Works, Painters--Exhibitions, Painters--Works

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Learning from Exhibitions: Spectacular Achievements Audubons Animals of North America. by Mark...virtual encyclopedia of birds and animals with such precision and originality...impressive study of North American animals. The Viviparous Quadrupeds...
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LEARNING TO LIVE WITH PRAIRIE DOGS - A Pair of Montana Ranchers Is Showing That Cowherds Can Exist in Harmony with These Native Animals

Magazine article by Christie Aschwanden; National Wildlife, April 2001

Subjects:

Montana--Plants and animals, Prairie dogs--Environmental aspects, Ranchers--Environmental policy, Ranches--Environmental aspects

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LEARNING TO LIVE WITH PRAIRIE...century and today the animals occupy less than one...any other grazing animal on the plains, which...by eliminating the animals. Because the government...says Kotliar. "Were learning that if you change...
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Living and Learning on the Edge: Class, Race, Gender, Animals and the Environment in a University Community Outreach Program

Magazine article by Constance Russell; Our Schools, Our Selves, Vol. 19, Fall 2009

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Canada, Environmental education, Environmental justice, Humanities, Teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Living and Learning on the Edge: Class, Race, Gender, Animals and the Environment...on my work in human/animal relations and environmental...reminded me that human/animal relations permeate many...of Humanities 101, learning was not first on my...the treatment of other animals were occasionally dismissed...
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These Animals Think, Therefore..

Magazine article by Meredith F. Small; Natural History, Vol. 105, August 1996

Subjects:

Animal cognition, Learning, National Zoological Park, Zoos

Collections: Entire Library

...teach something about these animals being distinctly different...inviting visitors to appreciate animals on their own terms. The snake...mind different from other animal minds? Behavioral psychologists have long known that learning plays a large role in the behavior of many animals. With a few dogs, dishes...

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Newspaper Articles on: animals and learning

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Pupils Are Learning from the Animals at School; GO GREEN - School Farm Is Giving Children the Chance to Learn about Animal Husbandry as Well as Responsibility and the Environment

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), November 3, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Pupils Are Learning from the Animals at School; GO GREEN...Chance to Learn about Animal Husbandry as Well as...Its part of the learning process that some of the animals here are destined for...lots of one type of animal but we have a small...of lots of different animals so each term we look...
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Animals Come to School Stuffed Creatures Assist in Learning

Newspaper article by Christie Hart; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 27, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Animals Come to School Stuffed Creatures Assist in Learning. by Christie Hart Some curious...room into a zoo for very special animals - the friendly, stuffed kind...and afternoon classes have been learning about the animals that they would...
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The Day Animals Went to School. EDUCATION: Youngsters Bring in Their Furry and Scaly Friends for Special Learning Event

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), October 7, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

The Day Animals Went to School...Friends for Special Learning Event. Byline: By Tina Junday ANIMAL magic was on the...special flexible learning day. The 240 students...learned about new animals and were able to...You get to see animals youve never seen...judged some of the animal competitions...this is what real learning is all about...
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Learning to Work with Animals

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June 19, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Learning to Work with Animals. Byline: Matt Cooper...technician Likes: All animals Dislikes: Blood, needles...A veterinarian teaches animal care, including anatomy...jobs later. Working with animals shows the young adults...
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Learning to Talk to the Animals

Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), August 16, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Learning to Talk to the Animals. DOREEN McGerrigle and husband Geordie...Barrontop, visitors touch and talk to the animals including Jacob Sheep, Banties, Shetland...Bellied Pigs. "They also learn how animals are looked after and some of the history...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: animals and learning

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Learning

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...illness are also learned behavior. Learning occurs throughout life in animals, and learned behavior accounts for...especially in humans. Models of Learning The scientific investigation of the learning process was begun at the end of the...
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Psychology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...processes and behavior of humans and other animals in their interaction with the environment...processes of sense perception , thinking, learning , cognition, emotions and motivations...development of improved methods of teaching and learning. Social psychology, developed by British...
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Egyptian Religion

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Sometimes a whole species of animal was sacred, as cats at Bubastis...other times only individual animals of certain types were worshiped...bodies (although they retained animal heads) and other human characteristics...ibis Thoth became a patron of learning and the arts. We do not know precisely how or why certain animals became associated with certain...
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Aggression

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...in humans as it was in other animals. He contended that the suppression...obtain desirable rewards or by learning through personal experience...Berkowitz has contended that all animals learn the most effective response...Other factors, including learning difficulties, minimal brain...
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Science

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...agronomy, horticulture, and animal husbandry; and many aspects...rebirth, or Renaissance , of learning spread throughout the West...study of the fossil remains of animals of the distant past, thus...system of classification of animals and plants, and improvements...

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