Animal Behavior and Cognition (formerly PSYC 550)

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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.