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Cognitive ethology

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2021/2022

3 Semester

4

PR4. Solve complex problems in the field of biology, generate and evaluate ideas. PR10. Present the results of scientific work in writing (in the form of a report, scientific publications, etc.) and orally (in the form of reports and defense of the report) using modern technologies, argue their position in the scientific discussion. PR19. Solve scientific-theoretical, research and applied problems of biology by appropriate methods PR25. Be able to use existing, develop and implement new research methods and technologies to solve a specific scientific-theoretical and / or applied problem in zoology. PR26. Be able to form a system of analysis and interpretation of new results on the organization and functioning of the animal organism at the organismal and population levels based on in-depth knowledge of the disciplines of vocational training

Full-time form

1. Know the morpho-physiological features of the main types of animals and the main provisions of the synthetic theory of evolution. 2. Be able to analyze professional literature. 3. Have basic skills in using specialized computer programs to present data in text format, search and analyze information in specialized journals and the Internet.

In the course "Cognitive Ethology" students have the opportunity to learn about the higher manifestations of cognitive activity of animals in nature and in the laboratory, ie the ability of animals to capture empirical laws linking objects and phenomena of the outside world, and operate with these laws in a new situation to form an adaptive behavioral response. The course covers a wide range of issues related to the mental activity of animals, including spatial intelligence and image memory, the ability to generalize, abstract, symbolize and infer, use tools to obtain food, speech and metaconsciousness. Teaching certain sections of the discipline includes analysis of the cognitive properties of animals in comparison with humans

1. Alcock N.T. Animal behavior: An evolutionary approach. - Sunderlrnd, Mass .: Sinauer Associates, 2009. - 546 p. 2. Gould J.L. Ethology: The mechanisms and evolution of behavior. - N-Y, London, 1982. - 450 p. 3. Matthews R.W., Matthews J.R. Insect Behavior. London, N-Y .: Springer, 2010. - 519 р. 4. Reznikova Z. Animal Intelligence: From Individual to Social Cognition. - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. – 488 p.

Lecture, practical classes, self. work

Semester assessment: 1. Test 1: PH 1.1-4.1 - 20 points / 10 points. 2. Test work 2: PH 1.1- 4.1 - 20 points / 10 points. 3. Presentations / reports: RN 1.1- 4.1 - 20 points / 10 points. Final assessment: in the form of an exam

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