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Laurent Prétôt


About Dr. Prétôt

Responsibilities

  • Teaches courses in human and animal psychology at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including Developmental Psychology, Principles of Learning, Evolutionary Psychology, and Physiological Psychology
  • Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) mentor
  • Undergraduate student advisor

Education

  • Ph.D., Georgia State University (Cognitive Sciences)
  • M.S., University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • B.S., University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Courses Taught

  • PSYCH 155 General Psychology
  • PSYCH 263 Developmental Psychology
  • PSYCH 394 Principles of Learning
  • PSYCH 690 Assistantship in Psychology
  • PSYCH 691 Evolutionary Psychology
  • PSYCH 724 Physiological Psychology
  • PSYCH 859 Advanced Developmental Psychology

Research Interests

  • Animal behavior (fish, birds, primates)
  • Cross-taxon comparative approach
  • Ecological cognition approach
  • Decision-making
  • Social dilemmas
  • Cooperation

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Laurent Prétôt
Dr. Laurent Prétôt
Assistant Professor

Phone: (620) 235-6152

Office: 205E Whitesitt Hall

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