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University of Padova - Research Methods in Psychology: Using Animal Models to Understand Human Behaviour 

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Duration

4 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Research Methods in Psychology: Using Animal Models to Understand Human Behaviour
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Research Methods in Psychology: Using Animal Models to Understand Human Behaviour
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Skills you will learn
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  • Explore the use of animal models in psychology, neuroscience, and other biomedical research strands
  • By researching animal models, we are able to develop a deeper understanding of human neurocognitive systems
  • The course will help you assess how animal studies are relevant in helping us understand the human mind, and see why animal research can sometimes provide more useful insights than human research
  • The final steps of the course will invite you to design an experiment yourself, using some of the most common animal models in the field

Research Methods in Psychology: Using Animal Models to Understand Human Behaviour
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Curriculum

Understanding animal minds from the outside

Introduction to the course

Behavioral and training tests

Visual illusions in animals

Ethical issues in animal models

Putting it all together

The nature-nurture problem and the contribution of animal studies

Man is also an animal

Important animal contributions

Putting it all together

Learning about learning through animals

Learning about learning

Learning better through animals

Putting it all together

Animal models of learning disabilities and psychopathologies

Something smells fishy

Animals and affective and psychotic disorders

Putting it all together

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