Psychology 2210A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Random Effects Model, Umbilical Cord, Heritability
16 Mar 2018
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Background social learning can be studied either in the lab or natural environment. 1. 1 hallmarks of comparative cognition the field of comparative cognition is characterized by 3 unifying hallmarks. 2. experimental procedures behaviour initially observed in the wild is moved into the lab for controlled empirical study. 1. 2 influence: theory of evolution by natural selection evolution: the idea that one type of animal could descend from another type of animal. Tenets of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Continuity hypothesis continuity hypothesis: the idea that trait differences between animals and humans will be quantitative, not qualitative. Darwin believed humans and animals differ not in traits, but how they are expressed modern researchers do not attribute all human traits and characteristics to animals, we have to test it experimentally. Morgan"s canon: there is no need to attribute complex thought processes to animals (or humans) if their behavior can be explained by simple or basic.
