PRIMATE PSYCHOLOGY: INSIGHTS INTO HUMAN BEHAVIOR

PSYCH 450

Course Description

Explore the psychology and biology of our closest living ancestors and how it can provide insights into human behavior and cognition. Learn how a variety of factors (ecological, evolutionary, developmental, and experiential) shape the variation we see across and within primate species. Topics include investigation of similarities and differences across taxa in development, learning, memory, evolution of the brain, spatial navigation, tool-use, social behavior, parental behavior, communication, self-recognition, and theory of mind, as well as ethical issues and conservation.

Prerequisties

PSYCH 202 , BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101 , BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 , or (BIOCORE 381 and BIOCORE 382 )

Satisfies

ANTHRO 668 , ANTHRO 420 , PSYCH 525 , ANTHRO 458 , PSYCH 532 , PSYCH 513 , and PSYCH 503

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.32

4.41% from Historical

Completion Rate

95.58%

-1.86% from Historical

A Rate

35.4%

45.19% from Historical

Class Size

113

-60.03% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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