Living psychology: animal minds

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Living psychology: animal minds provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Does your pet cat or dog experience emotions the same way you do? Can non-human animals solve complex problems? To what extent do other species have minds that are like human minds? This free ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Everyday perspectives: animal minds
    • 1 Everyday perspectives: animal minds
    • 1.1 How people attribute human-like traits to animals
    • 2 Human ideas about other animals’ minds
    • 2 Human ideas about other animals’ minds
    • 3 The evolution of brains and minds
    • 3 The evolution of brains and minds
    • 3.1 How brain structures enable mind processes: emotion
    • 3.2 Emotions in different species: humans and dogs
    • 4 From animal to human emotions
    • 4 From animal to human emotions
    • 4.1 The neurobiology of emotions
    • 4.2 From neurobiology to mental health
    • 5 Comparative cognition: reasoning and problem-solving
    • 5 Comparative cognition: reasoning and problem-solving
    • 5.1 Animal problem-solving: using tools
    • 5.2 Cooperating elephants
    • 5.3 New Caledonian crows
    • 5.4 Collaborative problem-solving: the role of emotions
    • 6 Do animals understand other minds?
    • 6 Do animals understand other minds?
    • 6.1 How can researchers test Theory of Mind in animals?
    • 6.2 Animal understanding of human goals and intentions
    • 6.3 Chimpanzees’ understanding of perception and knowledge
    • 6.4 Chimpanzees’ understanding of false belief
    • 7 Thinking about methods: laboratory and natural settings
    • 7 Thinking about methods: laboratory and natural settings
    • 7.1 Studies on animals’ understanding of ‘seeing’
    • 7.2 Studies on animals’ understanding of false belief: deception
    • 7.3 Behind the scenes of the Dog Cognition Centre
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements