The Cognitive Revolution
CPDT-KA CEUs: 1.5
IAABC CEUs: 1.5
$35.00
The shift in the field of psychology from studying only stimulus-response behavior to include the study of mental processes (Cognitivism) may cross over to other fields, such as those involving animal behavior. This course covers the paradigm shift in psychology, starting with an overview of the philosophical roots and some of the more influential personalities of behaviorism and then cognitive psychology. From this historical perspective, it will become clear why cognitive psychology arose only in the last 50 years. We will also explore major advantages and disadvantages of each approach to the study of psychology.
Ashlynn d’Harcourt, Ph.D.
Ashlynn earned her doctorate in Cognitive Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, where she spent six years studying properties of human language. During this time, she developed an interest in other animal communications systems as well. She has been teaching courses on human cognition at various universities, including Texas State University and more recently the University of California at Santa Cruz and Berkeley extension in the Bay area for the past few years.
She also has a passion for working with animals in applied settings. During her studies, Ashlynn frequently traveled back home to her mother’s stables and therapeutic horseback riding center, All Star Equestrian Foundation (www.allstarfoundation.org/), where she volunteered in classes, received horse handling training, and found her dog, Augustus “Gus” McCray, a stray who wandered into the stables. Gus later served as the inspiration for Ashlynn to continue the humane approach to animal training she learned at All Star to work with dogs.
Ashlynn looks forward to discussing the topics in psychology with the companion animal training community. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Charles, and their dog, Gus.
Refund Policy: The course fee will be refunded, in its entirety, so long as the enrollee requests a refund in writing no later than the 14th day after the course is purchased. Alternatively, the enrollee may request an exchange or credit toward a different course, instead of a refund.
