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Principles of comparative psychology
- Title
- Principles of comparative psychology / Nicky Hayes.
- Author
- Hayes, Nicky.
- Publication
- Hove : Erlbaum, [1994], ©1994.
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- Description
- v, 248 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
- Series Statement
- Principles of psychology
- Uniform Title
- Principles of psychology.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 222-235. - Includes indexes.
- Contents
- 1. Comparative psychology and evolution. Animals and human beings. The Western philosophical tradition. Themes and traditions in comparative psychology. The theory of evolution. Models of evolution. Popularised versions of evolutionary theory -- 2. The basis of behaviour. Genetic transmission. Genetically determined behaviour. Lorenz's hydraulic model. Animal learning -- 3. Courtship, mating, and reproduction. Courtship and mating. Reproductive behaviour. Attachment -- 4. Social organisation. Aggressive behaviour. Territoriality. Anti-predator behaviour and defence. Social structures in animal groups. Peacemaking and reconciliation -- 5. Communication and information. Receiving information. Species-specific communication. Communication in "higher" mammals. Symbolic communication -- 6. Animal cognition. Imitation. Cognitive motivation: exploration and curiosity. Concept formation. Novelty. Animals and language. Evolution, adaptation, instinct, and learning.
- ISBN
- 0863772927 (cased)
- 0863772935 (pbk)
- LCCN
- gb 94059878
- OCLC
- ocm30914784
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries