How animals think and feel : an introduction to non-human psychology / Ken Cheng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheng, Ken.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Animal psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explains key scientific findings in the areas of animal cognition, emotion, and behavior in easy-to-understand language.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1-Introduction; Evolution; Scientific Study of Animal Behavior; Tinbergen's Four Whys; Part I: Animal Cognition; Chapter 2-Sensory and Perceptual Processes; Transduction; Range of Sensory Worlds; Perceptual Organization; Perceptual Processes; Conclusion; Chapter 3-Basic Learning; Why Learn?; Nonassociative Learning; Associative Learning: Classical Conditioning; Associative Learning: Operant Conditioning; Latent Learning; The Misbehavior of Animals: Constraints on Learning; Conclusion; Chapter 4-Spatial Cognition and Behavior

Path IntegrationTerrestrial Landmarks; Geometry; Some Neurobiology of Spatial Cognition; Cognitive Map; Global Navigation; Conclusion; Chapter 5-Timing; Circadian Clocks; Arranging Behaviors in Circadian Time; Interval Timing; Multiple Oscillators for Timing; Conclusion; Chapter 6-Numerical Cognition; Analog Magnitude System: Approximate Counts; Object-Tracking System: One, Two, Three, Too Many; Training Animals to Count; Conclusion; Chapter 7-Emotions; Emotions and Motivation; Emotions in Comparative Perspective; What about Emotions in Invertebrate Animals?

Emotions, Consciousness, and EthicsConclusion; Chapter 8-Animal Communication; Signals and Cues; Wide Range of Signals; Functions of Signals; Cognitive Processes in Communication; Conclusion; Chapter 9-Complex Cognition; Physical Cognition; Episodic-Like Memory; Prospective Cognition; Metacognition; Self-Recognition: The Mirror Test; Social Learning; Theory of Mind; Conclusion; Part II: Case Studies of Selected Animals; Chapter 10-Honeybees; Eusocial Lifestyle; Honeybee Cognition; Colony Collapse: A Multifaceted Syndrome; Conclusion; Chapter 11-Jumping Spiders; Best Arthropod Eyes

Myrmarachne: Ant-Mimicking Jumping SpidersPortia: Stalker Playing Mind Games; Conclusion; Chapter 12-Cephalopods; Coleoid Nervous Systems: Embodied Intelligence; Learning in Cephalopods; Play in Octopuses; Skin Coloration: Masters of Disguise; Conclusion; Chapter 13-Corvids; Clark's Nutcrackers; New Caledonian Crows; Western Scrub Jays; Conclusion; Chapter 14-Parrots; Kea; Alex the African Grey Parrot; Conclusion; Chapter 15-Dolphins; Numerical Sense; Tool Use; Culture; Planning and Prospective Cognition; Cooperation and Altruism; Imitation; Artificial "Language"; Conclusion; Chapter 16-Dogs

WEIRD Human and WHOC DogsDomestication of the Dog: Coevolution of Uncertain Origin; Canid Play and Wild Justice; Sensitivity to Humans; Word Learning in Two Dogs: A Record for Nonprimates; Conclusion; Chapter 17-Great Apes; Primates and Great Apes: Some Basic Biology; Manual Skills and Clever Foraging; Brain and Intelligence in Primates; Nim, Kanzi, and Ape Language; Conclusion; Chapter 18-What about Humans?; Brief Summary; What about Humans?; Glossary; References and Other Interesting Materials; About the Author and Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400666568

9798216099130

9781440837159

1440837155

OCLC:

961828398

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400666568