How do people and other animals learn?  Is it true that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks?  What is memory, and how can we make it better?  How good is eyewitness testimony?  In this course, you will learn some of the fundamentals of what psychologists know about learning and memory, and we will strive to answer some of these questions along the way.  This will be done through a combination of some "hands-on" activities, in-class demonstrations, and lectures.  We will practice what we learn about learning and remembering on one another, as well as on some guest animals that visit our class.  Finally and weather-permitting, we will travel on a weekend to a nearby animal rescue to practice some of what we have been learning about the applied uses of training.

This course will meet Tuesdays from 7 October to 18 November, but not on 14 October.

Registration is required: go here