Course title
比較心理学   [Comparative Psychology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 3  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01RN3229
Instructor(s)
武田 庄平, 榎本 弘行   [TAKEDA Shohei, ENOMOTO Hiroyuki]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
In this course, not only animal behavior but also human behavior will be explained.
Expected Learning
Understanding the concept and history of Comparative Psychology, and comprehending the modern meaning of behavioral study would be acquired.

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Course schedule
The modern cognitive behavioral study as historical development of ethology will be pursued with the connection to comparative psychology and comparative cognitive science.
1) The history of ethology
Outline of famous ethological works of Konrad Lorenz, N.Tinberghen, W.H.Thorpe, K.v.Frisch, and I.Eibl-Eibesfeldt is explained.
2) Aims and Methods in Ethology
Comprehending the fundamental attitudes in ethology of Tinberghen’s “4 areas in ethology” in 1980’s.
3) Modern development in ethological study
Ethology started as studying animal behavior, and now today it includes human behavior. The modern meaning and development in ethological study will be discussed focusing comparative cognitive science.
Prerequisites
There need no special knowledge.
Required Text(s) and Materials
None
References
Will be introduced at the class.
Assessment/Grading
Students are assessed by their positive attitude in discussion and reports.
Message from instructor(s)
Be in time for class!
Course keywords
Comparative behavioral study, Aims and Methods in Ethology, Comparative cognitive science
Office hours
E-mail to takeda@cc.tuat.ac.jp
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~hikaku/takeda/index.html
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
2/11/2020 7:52:25 AM