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Animal Cognition

Books on: animals and learning

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Learning and Instinct in Animals

Book by W. H. Thorpe; Methuen, 1956

Subjects:

Animal Intelligence, Learning In Animals

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

LEARNING AND INSTINCT IN ANIMALS LEARNING AND INSTINCT IN ANIMALS...Part III, which relates the learning abilities of animals to the degree of development...that a very large part of learning in animals is to be considered as the...
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Social Learning in Animals: The Roots of Culture

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

Subjects:

Learning In Animals, Social Behavior In Animals

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings contribute to the formation of culture. This authoritative book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to ...
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The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings contribute to the formation of culture. This authoritative book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to establish a working consensus for future research. Various perspectives on controversial topics by a well-known, international, and interdisciplinary team are presented in this unique text. Social Learning in Animals is essential as an introduction to this field of study as well as a starting point for the more experienced researcher.
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Mechanisms of Learning and Motivation: A Memorial Volume to Jerzy Konorski

Book by Anthony Dickinson, Robert A. Boakes; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1979

Subjects:

Konorski, Jerzy, Learning In Animals, Learning, Psychology Of, Motivation (Psychology)

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...bibliographical references and indexes. 1. Learning in animals. 2. Learning, Psychology of. 3. Motivation...overwhelming emphasis in the present volume is on learning and motivation in animals. This reflects both the editors own interests...
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Current Topics in Animal Learning: Brain, Emotion, and Cognition

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

Subjects:

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

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...8058-0441-2 1. Learning in animals--Congresses. 2. Cognition in animals--Congresses. 3...Congresses. 4. Learning, Psychology of-Congresses...is clear that an animals hormonal state has an important role in learning and memory. How...
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Social Learning: Psychological and Biological Perspectives

Book by Thomas R. Zentall, Bennett G. Galef Jr.; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1988

Subjects:

Learning In Animals, Social Behavior In Animals

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...index. 1. Social behavior in animals. 2. Learning in animals. I. Zentall...consequence, in discussing imitative learning in animals, one has to consider a long...demonstrations of imitative learning in animals were seen as providing important...

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Journal Articles on: animals and learning

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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

...Functional Cues for Position Learning Effects in Animals. by Richard A. Burns...As expected if position learning occurred, the animals ran slower on the third...that investigating serial learning in animals as discrimination learning...
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Theories of Associative Learning in Animals

Journal article by John M. Pearce, Mark E. Bouton; Annual Review of Psychology, 2001

Subjects:

Operant conditioning--Research, Paired-association learning--Research

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

THEORIES OF ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING IN ANIMALS. by John M. Pearce...first theory of associative learning in animals was proposed more than a century...in the study of associative learning in animals, why they are of concern...
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What We Can Learn from Invertebrate Learning

Journal article by Franklin B. Krasne, David L. Glanzman; Annual Review of Psychology, Vol. 46, 1995

Subjects:

Invertebrates--Research, Learning in animals--Research, Learning, Psychology of--Research

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...INTRODUCTION Interest in the learning abilities of lower animals dates back to Romanes...avoid potato; but such learning is attenuated if the animals were previously trained...that in freely behaving animals, learning-altered defensive behavior...
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Discrimination Reversal Learning in Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Apella)

Journal article by Michael J. Beran, Emily D. Klein, Theodore A. Evans, Betty Chan, Timothy M. Flemming, Emily H. Harris, David A. Washburn, Duane M. Rumbaugh; The Psychological Record, Vol. 58, 2008

Subjects:

Animal learning--Methods, Animal learning--Research, Capuchin monkeys--Behavior, Capuchin monkeys--Case studies, Learning in animals--Methods, Learning in animals--Research

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...account for most, if not all, learning in animals and human beings. Although...stimuli. Harlow argued that animals that established learning sets were, in effect, learning...interpretations for reversal learning in nonhuman animals. The task is a reversal-learning...
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Reversal Learning in Con Current Discriminations in Rats

Journal article by Esho Nakagawa; The Psychological Record, Vol. 51, 2001

Subjects:

Discrimination learning--Psychological aspects, Learning in animals--Psychological aspects, Rats--Case studies

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...training (Original learning). Animals were initially trained...to 8 min. Reversal learning. After completing the original training, animals were then divided into...training (Original learning). Animals were initially trained...

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Magazine Articles on: animals and learning

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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

Subjects:

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 M...virtual encyclopedia of birds and animals with such precision and originality...impressive study of North American animals. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North...
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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

Collections: Entire Library

LEARNING TO LIVE WITH PRAIRIE DOGS - A pair...exist in harmony with these native animals. by Christie Aschwanden...prairie ecosystem," says Kotliar. "Were learning that if you change the natural disturbance...precluded" for protection-meaning the animals wont be listed yet, but they will...
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ANIMALS Do Do IT

Magazine article by Bruce Bagemihl; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 27, Summer 2001

Subjects:

Animals--Sexual behavior, Homosexuality--Analysis, Human beings--Sexual behavior

Collections: Entire Library

...overlooked, as is the possibility that sexual behaviour in some animals has a significant sociocultural component. Yes, homosexuality...Toronto-based community group that celebrates and promotes innovative learning, popular education, research and community development. They...
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Artistically Adaptive Animals

Magazine article by Karen Skophammer; Arts & Activities, Vol. 143, March 2008

Subjects:

Animal art--Methods, Animal painting and illustration--Methods, Animals in art--Methods, Art education--Curricula, Art teachers--Personal narratives, Education--Methods, Teaching methods

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...not forget. MATERIALS * Oil pastels * 8.5" x 11" white construction paper * Examples of birds, reptiles and animals with patterns LEARNING OBJECTIVES Elementary students will ... * acquaint themselves with the design elements and characteristics...
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Animals in Art

Magazine article by Eldon Katter; School Arts, Vol. 98, March 1999

Subjects:

Animals in art--Analysis, Cats--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...representation of form. This issue features learning experiences focused on the oldest of all subjects in art--animals. Just like the earliest art makers...confident in their ability to draw images of animals. Deep in the interiors of caves, early...

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Newspaper Articles on: animals and learning

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HOW I PUT MY HUSBAND THROUGH THE HOOPS; after Learning about the Tricks That Trainers Use on Wild Animals, American Author Amy Sutherland Decided to Try the Same Techniques on Her Husband - with Dramatic Results

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 24, 2006

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

...THROUGH THE HOOPS; after Learning about the Tricks That Trainers Use on Wild Animals, American Author Amy...the small steps toward learning a whole new behaviour...motto, Its never the animals fault. When my training...Professionals talk of animals that understand training...
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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, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Animals Come to School Stuffed Creatures Assist in Learning. by Christie Hart Some curious creatures...both Butts morning and afternoon classes have been learning about the animals that they would find in a zoo and about the people...
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Learning to Work with Animals

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

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

Learning to Work with Animals. Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard...be: Veterinary technician Likes: All animals Dislikes: Blood, needles. "Im getting...help land them jobs later. Working with animals shows the young adults how they can...
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Learning to Talk to the Animals

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

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

Learning to Talk to the Animals. DOREEN McGerrigle and husband...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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Thugs Slaughter Farm's Animals

Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), April 18, 2005

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

...Thugs killed animals and wrecked property...for people with learning difficulties...next day and the animals had been killed...for people with learning difficulties...a lot out of learning how to take care of animals so this has come...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: animals and learning

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Learning

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...illness are also learned behavior. Learning occurs throughout life in animals, and learned behavior accounts for...proportion of all behavior in the higher animals, especially in humans. Models of Learning The scientific investigation of...
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Psychology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, 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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Imprinting

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...species, in which, at a critical period early in life, the animals form strong and lasting attachments. Imprinting is important...appropriate model such as a moving decoy or a human being. Subsequent learning may be tied to and reinforced by the imprinted object, and...
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Skinner, Burrhus Frederic

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...of responses to rewards and stimuli. Skinner maintained that learning occurred as a result of the organism responding to, or operating...to describe this phenomenon. He did extensive research with animals, notably rats and pigeons, and invented the famous Skinner...
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Nervous System

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...with the sound of a bell, they salivated at the sound of the bell even when food was not offered. Habit formation and much of learning are dependent on conditioned reflexes. To illustrate, the brain of a student typist must coordinate sensory impulses from both...

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