PSYC 347 - Animal Behavior and Cognition (formerly PSYC 550)

When Offered: F, S, SS

3 Credit(s)
3 Lecture Hour(s)
0 Lab Hour(s)

This course is a study of various animal behaviors (communication, aggression, feeding, sexual behavior, maternal behavior, territoriality, socialization, responses to stressors) as well as cognitive processes underlying behavior (such as learning, memory, and problem solving). Interactions of heredity and environment are considered, with emphasis on domestic animals and their often “unnatural” environments.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 or PSYC 110.