Field and Laboratory Methods in Animal Cognition

A Comparative Guide

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Veterinary Medicine, Science & Nature, Science, Psychology
Cover of the book Field and Laboratory Methods in Animal Cognition by , Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781108355896
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: July 31, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781108355896
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 31, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Would you ask a honeybee to point at a screen and recognise a facial expression? Or ask an elephant to climb a tree? While humans and non-human species may inhabit the same world, it's likely that our perceptual worlds differ significantly. Emphasising Uexküll's concept of 'umwelt', this volume offers practical advice on how animal cognition can be successfully tested while avoiding anthropomorphic conclusions. The chapters describe the capabilities of a range of animals - from ants, to lizards to chimpanzees - revealing how to successfully investigate animal cognition across a variety of taxa. The book features contributions from leading cognition researchers, each offering a series of examples and practical tips drawn from their own experience. Together, the authors synthesise information on current field and laboratory methods, providing researchers and graduate students with methodological advice on how to formulate research questions, design experiments and adapt studies to different taxa.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Would you ask a honeybee to point at a screen and recognise a facial expression? Or ask an elephant to climb a tree? While humans and non-human species may inhabit the same world, it's likely that our perceptual worlds differ significantly. Emphasising Uexküll's concept of 'umwelt', this volume offers practical advice on how animal cognition can be successfully tested while avoiding anthropomorphic conclusions. The chapters describe the capabilities of a range of animals - from ants, to lizards to chimpanzees - revealing how to successfully investigate animal cognition across a variety of taxa. The book features contributions from leading cognition researchers, each offering a series of examples and practical tips drawn from their own experience. Together, the authors synthesise information on current field and laboratory methods, providing researchers and graduate students with methodological advice on how to formulate research questions, design experiments and adapt studies to different taxa.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Tooth Development in Human Evolution and Bioarchaeology by
Cover of the book Sculpture and Social Dynamics in Preclassic Mesoamerica by
Cover of the book Everyday Violence in the Irish Civil War by
Cover of the book The Cambridge History of China: Volume 5, Sung China, 960–1279 AD, Part 2 by
Cover of the book Judging Civil Justice by
Cover of the book Probability on Trees and Networks by
Cover of the book The Behavioral Neurology of Dementia by
Cover of the book Emotions in Finance by
Cover of the book Spinoza's Critique of Religion and its Heirs by
Cover of the book From Economic Man to Economic System by
Cover of the book Owning Ideas by
Cover of the book Invasive Species by
Cover of the book Fault Lines of International Legitimacy by
Cover of the book Slave Emancipation and Racial Attitudes in Nineteenth-Century South Africa by
Cover of the book Germany's Empire in the East by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy