Michael Brown
Professor of Psychology at Villanova University
Schools
- Villanova University
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Biography
Villanova University
Education
- B.A., 1980, University of Michigan (Psychology / Philosophy)
- Ph.D., 1985, University of California, Berkeley (Biological Psychology)
## Publications
- Brown, M.F. (2012). Spatial patterns: Behavioral control and cognitive representation. In T.R. Zentall and E.A Wasserman (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Comparative Cognition New York: Oxford University Press.
- Brown, M.F. & Sayde, J.M. (2012) Same/different discrimination by bumblebee colonies. Animal Cognition, 15,
- Bisbing, T. Sayde, J.M., Saxon, M., & Brown, M.F. (2015). Factors Modulating Social Influence on Spatial Choice in Rats, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 41. 286-300. doi: 10.1037/xan0000063
- Brown, M.F. (2018). Musings on Comparative Directions for Situated Cognition. Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews, 13, 21-24. doi: 10.3819/CCBR.2018.130002
- Brown, M.F., Saxon, M.E. & Heslin, K.A. (2019). Specificity and flexibility of social influence on spatial choice. Learning & Behavior, 47, 47-58. doi: 10.3758/s13420-018-0322-5
Teaching Areas
- Comparative Cognition (Animal Learning and Cognition)
- Research Methods
- Psychology and Evolution
- Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Cognition
- Spatial Cognition
Honors and Awards
- Villanova University Outstanding Faculty Research Award - 2001
Research
- Comparative Cognition
- Spatial Cognition
Area of Expertise
- Animal Cognition
- Animal Learning
- Spatial Learning and Cognition
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