Ann Birch, Sheila Hayward, Tony Malim

Comparative Psychology (eBook, PDF)

Human and Animal Behaviour: A Sociobiological Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides an introduction to the comparative study of human and animal behaviour, taking as its starting point the evolutionary pressures which have influenced the behaviour of humans and animals. This sociobiological perspective is outlined in the first chapter and forms the basis for discussion of adaptation to the environment, learning, communication and social behaviour.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 1996
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781349137763
• Artikelnr.: 54787479

Autorenporträt

ANN BIRCH was formerly Special Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Bristol, UK, and part-time tutor in Psychology and Teacher Education at Weston College, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introducing the Study of Animal Behaviour
Introduction Fields of Study
Methods of Study of Animal Behaviour
Instinct and Learning in the Natural Environment
Adaptation to the Environment
Development of Behaviour within the Individual Motivation
Learning and Behaviour
Different Kinds of Learning
Comparative Study of Learning and Memory
Applications of Learning Theory to Humans
Animal Communication
The Basis of Communication
Social Communication
Teaching Human Language to Animals
Social Behaviour Forms of Social Organisation
Territory and Social Organisation
Social Dominance
Parents and Offspring
Bibliography
Index.