Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716602446
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"An activity-based volume that introduces different animal groups and their characteristics. Features include a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
Learning from Animals?
Author: Louise S. Röska-Hardy
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1135430233
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
Human language, cognition, and culture are unique; they are unparalleled in the animal kingdom. The claim that we can learn what makes us human by studying other animal species provokes vigorous reactions and many deny that comparative research can shed any light on the origins and character of human distinctive capacities. However, Learning from Animals? presents empirical research and an analysis of comparative approaches for an understanding of human uniqueness, arguing that we cannot know what capacities are uniquely human until we learn what other species can do. This interdisciplinary volume explores the prospects and problems of comparative approaches for understanding modern humans’ abilities by presenting: (1) the latest findings and theoretical approaches in primatology, comparative psychology, linguistics, and philosophy; (2) methodological reflections on the prospects and challenges of understanding human capacities through comparative research strategies; and (3) discussions of conceptual and ethical issues. This is the first book to address the issues raised by comparative research from such a diverse perspective. It will therefore be of great interest to students, researchers, and professionals in comparative psychology, linguistics, primatology, biology, and philosophy.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1135430233
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
Human language, cognition, and culture are unique; they are unparalleled in the animal kingdom. The claim that we can learn what makes us human by studying other animal species provokes vigorous reactions and many deny that comparative research can shed any light on the origins and character of human distinctive capacities. However, Learning from Animals? presents empirical research and an analysis of comparative approaches for an understanding of human uniqueness, arguing that we cannot know what capacities are uniquely human until we learn what other species can do. This interdisciplinary volume explores the prospects and problems of comparative approaches for understanding modern humans’ abilities by presenting: (1) the latest findings and theoretical approaches in primatology, comparative psychology, linguistics, and philosophy; (2) methodological reflections on the prospects and challenges of understanding human capacities through comparative research strategies; and (3) discussions of conceptual and ethical issues. This is the first book to address the issues raised by comparative research from such a diverse perspective. It will therefore be of great interest to students, researchers, and professionals in comparative psychology, linguistics, primatology, biology, and philosophy.
Learning about Animals
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716602446
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"An activity-based volume that introduces different animal groups and their characteristics. Features include a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716602446
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"An activity-based volume that introduces different animal groups and their characteristics. Features include a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
Animals Learning
Author: Jane Burton
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 9781878137012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Explains how animals learn from experience as they grow.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 9781878137012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Explains how animals learn from experience as they grow.
Social Learning In Animals
Author: Cecilia M. Heyes
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080541313
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
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 book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to establish a working consensus for future research. The book is divided into two major sections, with contributions by a well-known, international, and interdisciplinary team which integrates these growing areas of inquiry. Integrates the broad range of scientific approaches being used in the studies of social learning and imitation, and society and culture Provides an introduction to this field of study as well as a starting point for the more experienced researcher Chapters are succinct reviews of innovative discoveries and progress made during the past decade Includes statements of varied theoretical perspectives on controversial topics Authoritative contributions by an international team of leading researchers
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080541313
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
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 book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to establish a working consensus for future research. The book is divided into two major sections, with contributions by a well-known, international, and interdisciplinary team which integrates these growing areas of inquiry. Integrates the broad range of scientific approaches being used in the studies of social learning and imitation, and society and culture Provides an introduction to this field of study as well as a starting point for the more experienced researcher Chapters are succinct reviews of innovative discoveries and progress made during the past decade Includes statements of varied theoretical perspectives on controversial topics Authoritative contributions by an international team of leading researchers
Animal Learning and Cognition
Author: John M. Pearce
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780863774331
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This is a revision of An Introduction to Animal Cognition. The book reviews the main principles and experimental findings that have emerged from a century of research into animal intelligence. The book opens with an account of the various methods that have been used to study the intelligence of animals. The next four chapters then examine the contribution made by learning processes to intelligent behaviour. Topics covered include Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning, discrimination learning, categorisation, and an introduction to connectionist theories of learning. The second half of the book is concerned with animal cognition. There is a chapter on the representation of time, number and serial order. Additional chapters are devoted to memory, navigation, social learning, and language and communication. Issues raised throughout the book are reviewed in a concluding chapter that examines the way in which intelligence is distributed throughout the animal kingdom.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780863774331
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This is a revision of An Introduction to Animal Cognition. The book reviews the main principles and experimental findings that have emerged from a century of research into animal intelligence. The book opens with an account of the various methods that have been used to study the intelligence of animals. The next four chapters then examine the contribution made by learning processes to intelligent behaviour. Topics covered include Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning, discrimination learning, categorisation, and an introduction to connectionist theories of learning. The second half of the book is concerned with animal cognition. There is a chapter on the representation of time, number and serial order. Additional chapters are devoted to memory, navigation, social learning, and language and communication. Issues raised throughout the book are reviewed in a concluding chapter that examines the way in which intelligence is distributed throughout the animal kingdom.
Learning about Animals
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716602316
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
"An activity-based volume that introduces different animal groups and their characteristics. Features include a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716602316
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
"An activity-based volume that introduces different animal groups and their characteristics. Features include a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
Learning and Instinct in Animals
Author: William Homan Thorpe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contemporary Animal Learning Theory
Author: Anthony Dickinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A comprehensive 1980 study of the way in which animals learn particularly about the relationship between events in their environment.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A comprehensive 1980 study of the way in which animals learn particularly about the relationship between events in their environment.
Learning from Animals?
Author: Louise S. Röska-Hardy
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1135430241
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In Learning from Animals? experts present empirical research, analyze issues raised by comparative approaches and debate their consequences for an understanding of human uniqueness.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1135430241
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In Learning from Animals? experts present empirical research, analyze issues raised by comparative approaches and debate their consequences for an understanding of human uniqueness.
Learning with Animals
Author: Melanie Watt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781553373414
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author packages together five mini books teaching concepts.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781553373414
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author packages together five mini books teaching concepts.