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Direct linkCollins, D. Parks – American Biology Teacher, 2013
Populations of the Eastern subterranean termite, "Reticulitermes flavipes," are widespread throughout most of the eastern United States. Subterranean termites have the ability to survive flooding conditions by lowering their metabolism. This lesson investigates the connection between the ability of termites to lower their metabolism to…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Natural Disasters, Science Activities, Science Instruction
American Psychologist, 2012
Presents a short biography of one of the winners of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. The 2012 winner is Laurie R. Santos for creative and insightful investigations of cognition across a broad range of species and psychological domains, illuminating cognitive…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Animal Behavior, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology
Boothroyd, Lynda G.; McLaughlin, Edward – School Science Review, 2011
The primary theoretical framework for the study of human physical attraction is currently Darwinian sexual selection. Not only has this perspective enabled the discovery of what appear to be strong universals in human mate choice but it has also facilitated our understanding of systematic variation in preferences both between and within…
Descriptors: Marriage, Models, Interpersonal Attraction, Evolution
Thomas, Nathaniel R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
This article describes the design and implementation of a 1-credit-hour seminar in comparative psychology as a supplement to an introductory biopsychology course. The purpose of the course was to introduce students to the ecological and evolutionary aspects of animal behavior by building on topics that are introduced in many biopsychology courses.…
Descriptors: Seminars, Animal Behavior, Biology, Psychology
Tinsley, Matthew R.; Quinn, Jennifer J.; Fanselow, Michael S. – Learning & Memory, 2004
Aversive conditioning is an ideal model for studying cholinergic effects on the processes of learning and memory for several reasons. First, deficits produced by selective lesions of the anatomical structures shown to be critical for Pavlovian fear conditioning and inhibitory avoidance (such as the amygdala and hippocampus) resemble those deficits…
Descriptors: Memory, Fear, Classical Conditioning, Inhibition
Peer reviewedDewsbury, Donald A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Urges the inclusion of comparative psychology in the undergraduate curriculum. Defines zoological or comparative psychology as a field that explores the behavior patterns and minds of many animal species and the genesis, control, and consequences of a range of behavioral patterns. Traces the history and development of the discipline. Discusses…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Behavior Development, Cognitive Processes
