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

by Cheng, Ken, author.

Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]

Description:

xiii, 294 pages ; 25 cm

Contents:

Introduction: Evolution, Scientific study of animal behavior, Tinbergen's four whys -- Pt. I. Animal cognition : Sensory and perceptual processes: Transduction, Range of sensory worlds, Perceptual organization, Perceptual processes ; Basic learning: Why learn?, Nonassociative learning, Associative learning: classical conditioning, Associative learning: operant conditioning, Latent learning, The misbehavior of animals: constraints on learning ; Spatial cognition and behavior: Path integration, Terrestrial landmarks, Geometry, Some neurobiology of spatial cognition, Cognitive map: Debate: Do insects use cognitive maps?, Global navigation ; Timing: Circadian clocks, Arranging behaviors in Circadian time, Interval timing, Multiple oscillators for timing ; Numerical cognition: Analog magnitude system: approximate counts, Object-tracking system: one, two, three, too many, Training animals to count ; Emotions: Emotions and motivation, Emotions in comparative perspective, What about emotions in invertebrate animals?, Emotions, consciousness, and ethics ; Animal communication: Signals and cues, Wide range of signals, Functions of signals, Debate: How important is the actual information conveyed through animal communication?, Cognitive processes in communication ; Complex cognition: Physical cognition, Episodic-like memory, Prospective cognition, Metacognition: Debate: Do animals have metacognition?, Self-recognition: the mirror test, Social learning, Theory of mind -- Pt. II. Case studies of selected animals : Honeybees: Eusocial lifestyle, Honeybee cognition, Colony collapse: a multifaceted syndrome ; Jumping spiders: Best arthropod eyes, Myrmarachne: ant-mimicking jumping spiders, Portia: stalker playing mind games ; Cephalopods: Coleoid nervous systems: embodied intelligence, Learning in cephalopods, Play in octopuses, Skin coloration: masters of disguise ; Corvids : Clark's nutcrackers, New Caledonian Crows, Western Scrub Jays -- Conclusion ; Parrots : Kea, Alex the African Grey Parrot ; Dolphins: Numerical sense, Tool use, Culture, Planning and prospective cognition, Cooperation and altruism, Imitation, Artificial "language" ; Dogs: WEIRD human and WHOC dogs, Domestication of the dog: coevolution of uncertain origin, Canid play and wild justice, Sensitivity to humans, Word learning in two dogs: a record for nonprimates ; Great apes; Primates and great apes: some basic biology, Manual skills and clever foraging, Brain and intelligence in primates, Nim, Kanzi, and ape language: Nim ; Kanzi ; What about humans? : Brief summary, What about humans?: Debate: what is special about humans?

Summary:

This highly accessible book explains key scientific findings in the areas of animal cognition, emotion, and behavior in easy-to-understand language. * Offers readers a holistic view of the subject via a thematic chapter format that explores the subject from a variety of angles * Presents debate sections that offer insights into current controversies and model critical thinking and argument development skills * Includes profiles of specific animal species that allow readers to easily look up information about that animal

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