Animal Cognition

Animal Cognitionlooks at how non-human animals process information from their environment. Nick Lund has written an accessible and engaging account of this area of comparative psychology. The book contains chapters on animal navigation (including homing behaviour and migration), animal communication methods and research into animal language, and attempts to teach language to non-human animals. A chapter on memory includes models of memory in non-human animals and discusses the importance of memory in navigation and foraging behaviour. AnimalCognitionis designed to cover the AQA(A) A2 level specification but will also be of interest to undergraduates new to comparative psychology. It is well illustrated and includes a study aids section with examination questions and answers, and key research summaries.

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Introduction to animal cognition

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Introduction

1

(1)

What is 'animal cognition'?

2

(2)

Navigation, communication and memory

4

(1)

Navigation

4

(1)

Communication and language

5

(1)

Memory

5

(1)

Problems of studying animal cognition

5

(5)

Animal senses

6

(1)

Animal diversity

6

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Anthropomorphism

7

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The study of cognition in animals

10

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Summary

12

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Animal navigation: navigational techniques and homing behaviour

15

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Introduction

15

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Navigation strategies

16

(2)

Use of landmarks

18

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Olfactory cues

21

(2)

Retracing routes and 'deal reckoning'

23

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Compass navigation

25

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Magnetic compass

26

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Sun compass

28

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Star compass

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Conclusion

29

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Summary

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Animal navigation: migration

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Introduction

33

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How is migration studied?

34

(1)

Examples of navigation techniques in migration

35

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Migration using flight

36

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Aquatic migration

39

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Migration on land

40

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Migration: endogenous or environmental control?

41

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Why migrate?

43

(2)

Summary

45

(2)

Animal communication

47

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Introduction

47

(1)

Definitions of communication

48

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Visual communication

51

(2)

Strengths and limitations

52

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Auditory communication

53

(2)

Strengths and limitations

54

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Olfactory (chemical) communication

55

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Strengths and limitations

56

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Other factors in communication

57

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Multimodal communication

57

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Context

57

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Deception

58

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Summary

59

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Animal language

61

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Introduction

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Characteristics of language

62

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Natural animal language

65

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Honey-bees

65

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Cetaceans

68

(2)

Primates

70

(1)

Conclusion

71

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Can animals learn language?

72

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Apes

72

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Dolphins

80

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Is language 'human'?

81

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Summary

83

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Memory in non-human animals

85

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Introduction

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Working memory and reference memory

86

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Memory in navigation (spatial memory)

87

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Neural basis of spatial memory

89

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Cognitive maps

91

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Memory in foraging

96

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Food caching

98

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Summary

99

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Study aids

103

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Improving your essay-writing skills

103

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Practice essay 1

104

(3)

Practice essay 2

107

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Key research summaries

110

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Article 1 Von Frisch (1974)

110

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Article 2 Dyer (1996)

113

(3)

Article 3 Terrace et al. (1979)

116

(3)

Article 4 Rumbaugh and Savage-Rumbaugh (1994)

119

(4)

Glossary

123

(2)

Bibliography

125

(12)

Index

137

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