Are animals intelligent? How do they learn to solve everyday survival problems? Can they be intentionally deceptive? The investigation of animal behaviour is an important and fascinating aspect of comparative psychology. Determinants of Animal Behaviour thoroughly covers the section on determinants of animal behaviour in the AQA (A) comparative psychology module and deals with the three main topics featured in the syllabus. Firstly the evolutionary explanations of animal behaviour are discussed, including the biological explanations of apparent altruism. Secondly the nature of...
Are animals intelligent? How do they learn to solve everyday survival problems? Can they be intentionally deceptive? The investigation of animal behav...
An introduction to psychological theories which attempt to explain non-human animal behaviour. The theories covered in the book include evolutionary explanations, classical and operant conditioning, and social learning.
An introduction to psychological theories which attempt to explain non-human animal behaviour. The theories covered in the book include evolutionary e...
