Laurent Prétôt

About Dr. Prétôt

Responsibilities

  • Teaches courses in Psychology & Counseling department
  • Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) mentor
  • Mentors undergraduate students
  • Chair of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
  • Chair of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of Pittsburg State University

Education

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

Courses Taught

  • 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
  • PSYCH 155 General Psychology
  • HONOR-201/PSYCH 440 Comparative Cognition

Research Interests

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

Awards

  • 2024 College of Education Excellence in Scholarship Award

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Laurent Prétôt
Dr. Laurent Prétôt
Associate Professor

Phone: (620) 235-6152

Office: 205E Whitesitt Hall

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