Readings indicated below should be read on or before the date they appear. The instructor reserves the right to alter this schedule or other terms of the syllabus as she deems necessary. Mark the dates of quizzes and other assignments in your calendar now. Be sure to let me know in advance of any known conflicts.
| DAY |
DATE |
TOPIC |
READING |
In-Class |
DUE THAT DAY |
| W |
23-Jan |
Introduction to the Course: History, Controversies, and Methods in the Study of Animal Cognition |
Shettleworth, Ch. 1; Roberts, Ch. 1; Pearce, Ch. 1 |
lecture; Get Syllabus Quiz! |
nothing |
F |
25-Jan |
Intro, contin. |
Read Darwin's thoughts on comparative intelligence; then read Romanes on the same subject; finally read about Clever Hans |
lecture |
nothing |
| M |
28-Jan |
Perception and Attention |
Shettleworth, Ch. 2; Roberts, Ch. 2 |
lecture |
Syllabus Quiz due! |
M |
28-Jan |
LAB: Developing
an intelligence test for pets |
handouts;
Watch
out for Clever Hans! |
Meet
in the regular classroom
|
|
| W |
30-Jan |
Perception and Attention, contin. |
Washburn & Taglialatela, 2006; Fagot & Barbet, 2006; Kamil & Bond, 2006 |
lecture
|
nothing |
Th |
31-Jan |
Last
day to add without having to pay a late fee |
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| F |
1-Feb |
Simple Learning: Habituation and Sensitization |
Shettleworth, Ch. 4 |
lecture |
nothing |
S |
2-Feb |
 |
Celebrate the only animal behavior holiday with your favorite animal! |
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| M |
4-Feb |
Associative Learning: Classical Conditioning |
Roberts, pp. 121-134 |
lecture |
Study for quiz! |
M
|
4-Feb |
LAB: Fixed Action Patterns in Betta Fish |
Pet Intelligence Test Summary Due; Meet in the Vivarium |
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T |
5-Feb |
|
Don't
celebrate TOO much! |
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| W |
6-Feb |
Classical Conditioning, contin. |
Pearce,
Ch. 2 |
lecture |
Study for quiz! |
Th |
7-Feb |
Celebrate
the start of the Year of the Rat! |
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F
|
8-Feb
|
Operant/Instrumental Conditioning |
Pearce,
Ch. 4 |
lecture |
Quiz
2! |
| M |
11-Feb |
Operant/Instrumental
Conditioning, contin. |
Roberts, pp. 135-167 |
lecture |
nothing |
M |
11-Feb |
LAB:
Classical conditioning in planaria |
Betta Fish FAP summary due; Meet in the Vivarium |
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T |
12-Feb |
 |
It's also Lincoln's birthday and Prof. Leibowitz' birthday! |
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| W |
13-Feb |
Operant/Instrumental Conditioning, contin. |
----- |
lecture |
nothing |
Th |
14-Feb |
 |
Happy
Valentine's Day from me and Zucchini!
|
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| F |
15-Feb |
Operant/Instrumental Conditioning, contin. |
----- |
lecture |
nothing |
M |
18-Feb |
Working Memory |
Shettleworth,
Ch. 6; Reznikova, Ch. 8 |
lecture |
Study
for Quiz! |
M |
18-Feb |
LAB:
Dog Training Demonstration |
Planaria Lab Summary due; Meet in the Clark Center |
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W |
20-Feb |
Working
Memory, contin. |
Roberts,
Ch. 3 |
lecture |
Study
for Quiz! |
| F |
22-Feb |
Working Memory, contin. |
Roberts, Ch. 4 |
lecture |
Quiz 3! |
M |
25-Feb |
Working
Memory, contin. |
----- |
lecture |
nothing |
M |
25-Feb |
LAB:
Spatial Learning in Rats |
Meet in the Vivarium |
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W |
27-Feb |
Reference
Memory |
Roberts, Ch. 6; Reznikova, Ch. 13 |
lecture |
nothing |
F |
29-Feb |
Balda
& Kamil, 1998 |
lecture |
nothing |
|
| M |
3-Mar |
Concepts and Categories |
Shettleworth,
Ch. 5; Roberts, Ch. 11 |
lecture |
Study
for Quiz! |
| M |
3-Mar |
LAB: Crayfish Aggressive Displays |
Spatial Learning in Rats Summary due; Meet in Vivarium |
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| W |
5-Mar |
Concepts
and Categories, contin. |
Reznikova,
Ch. 15; Cook & Wasserman, 2006 |
lecture |
Study
for Quiz! |
F |
7-Mar |
Tool
Use and Manufacturing |
Reznikova,
Ch. 18; Tomasello & Call, Ch. 3; Kacelnik et al., 2006; Visalberghi
& Fragaszy, 2006 |
lecture |
Quiz
4!; Study for midterm exam! |
| Week of... |
Mar 10th-14th |
|
SPRING BREAK! Have a relaxing one! |
||
M |
17-Mar |
Kuczaj & Walker, 2006 |
lecture;
Get Midterm Exam |
nothing |
|
| M |
17-Mar |
LAB: Betta fish mate choice |
Crayfish Aggressive Displays Summary due; Meet in the Vivarium |
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W |
19-Mar |
Timing
And Counting |
Shettleworth,
Ch. 8; Roberts, Ch. 8; Tomasello & Call, Ch. 5 |
lecture |
nothing |
Th |
20-Mar |
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| F |
21-Mar |
Last Day to Drop Without Penalty Timing and Counting, contin. |
Pearce,
Ch. 10; Brannon & Terrace, 2002 |
lecture |
nothing |
S |
23-Mar |
Don't
eat too much chocolate! |
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| M |
24-Mar |
Timing
and Counting, contin. |
Roberts,
Ch. 10; Reznikova, Ch. 10, Ch. 19 |
lecture |
Midterm
Exam Due! |
| M |
24-Mar |
Lab: Spring Peepers and the "Dear Enemy" Phenomenon |
Betta fish mate choice summary due; Meet in Vivarium |
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| W |
26-Mar |
Migration and Navigation: Spatial Cognition |
Roberts, Ch. 7; Cheng, 2006 |
lecture |
Study for Quiz! |
| F |
28-Mar |
Migration and Navigation: Spatial Cognition |
Reznikova,
Ch. 11-12 |
lecture |
Study
for Quiz! |
| M |
31-Mar |
Social Cognition: Learning from and About Others |
Shettleworth,
Ch. 10-11; Tomonaga et al., 2006 |
lecture |
Quiz
5! |
M |
31-Mar |
LAB:
Cochroach Pheromonal Communication |
Spring Peeper lab summary due; Meet in the Vivarium |
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W |
2-April |
Social
Cognition: Learning from and About Others,
contin. |
Reznikova, Ch. 25; van Bergen, Laland, & Hoppitt, 2003 |
lecture |
nothing |
F |
4-April |
Social
Cognition: Learning from and About Others,
contin. |
Heyes;
1994; Nissani,2003; Call, 2003; Cheney & Seyfarth, 1992 |
lecture |
nothing |
| M |
7-April |
Communication: Historical Approaches |
Hauser,
Ch. 2; Shettleworth, Ch. 12 |
lecture |
nothing |
| M |
7-April |
Lab: Social Facilitation in Rats |
Cockroach Pheromonal Communication summary due; Meet in the Vivarium |
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W |
9-April |
Signals
and Signal Detection |
Hauser, Ch. 3 |
lecture |
nothing |
F |
11-April |
Language
as a Special Case |
Reznikova, Ch. 29-30; Rumbaugh & Rumbaugh, 1994 |
lecture |
Study
for Quiz! |
M |
14-April |
The
Neurobiology of Communication |
Hauser,
Ch. 4 |
lecture |
Study
for Quiz! |
M |
14-April |
LAB:
The Ideal Free Distribution/Foraging Lab |
Social Facilitation summary due; Meet in the Vivarium |
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| W |
16-April |
The
Neurobiology of Communication, contin.
|
----- |
lecture |
Quiz
6! |
F |
18-April |
The
Development of Communication |
Hauser,
Ch. 5 |
lecture |
nothing
|
S |
20-Apr |
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M |
21-April |
The
Development of Communication, contin. |
----- |
lecture |
nothing |
M |
21-April |
LAB:
Writing
for your Life
|
Ideal Free Distribution summary due;
Meet
in the regular classroom |
||
T |
22-Apr |
 |
Do something good for the planet--it's the only one we've got! |
||
W |
23-April |
The
Evolution of Communication |
Hauser,
Ch. 6 |
lecture |
nothing |
F |
25-April |
----- |
lecture |
Study
for Quiz! |
|
S |
27-Apr |
 |
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M |
28-April |
The
Psychology of Communication |
Hauser,
Ch. 7 |
lecture |
Vita, Resume, Personal Statement due; Study for Quiz! |
M |
28-April |
NO LAB! |
Use
the time to work on your final lab report and other coursework |
||
W |
30-April |
The Psychology of Communication,
contin. |
----- |
lecture |
Quiz
7! |
F |
2-May |
Animal
Cognition and Ethics
|
Jamieson
& Bekoff, 1996 |
lecture;
Get Final Exam |
Study
for Final Exam! |
S |
10-May |
Last Day of Finals Final Exam and Lab Report due by 5pm on this day. |
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Darwin's
Birthday!
