The Investigation of Mind in Animals
Seiten
2013
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-62656-0 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-62656-0 (ISBN)
First published in 1923 as the second edition of a 1922 original, this book provides a brief account of the methods used in animal psychology and the aims of the discipline. Smith questions the point of evolutionary organization at which complex mental phenomena can be identified in animals.
First published in 1923 as the second edition of a 1922 original, this book provides a brief account of the methods used in animal psychology and the aims of the discipline. Smith questions the point of evolutionary organization at which complex mental phenomena can be identified in animals and examines a variety of psychological abilities in animals, including form identification and the homing instinct. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in animal psychology and the history of the science.
First published in 1923 as the second edition of a 1922 original, this book provides a brief account of the methods used in animal psychology and the aims of the discipline. Smith questions the point of evolutionary organization at which complex mental phenomena can be identified in animals and examines a variety of psychological abilities in animals, including form identification and the homing instinct. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in animal psychology and the history of the science.
Preface to the second edition; 1. Introductory: Protozoan behaviour; 2. Retentiveness: habit-formation; 3. Associative memory and sensory discrimination; 4. Instinct; 5. Homing; 6. Imitation; 7. The evidence for intelligence and for ideas; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.12.2013 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 200 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-107-62656-0 / 1107626560 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-62656-0 / 9781107626560 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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