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Books on: animals and behavior

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Motivation of Behavior: The Fundamental Determinants of Human and Animal Activity

Book by Paul Thomas Young; John Wiley & Sons, 1936

Subjects:

Psychology, Psychology, Comparative

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...check the goal-oriented behavior. Some of these are social...activity, is too narrow. The animal develops purposive behavior...same place in the maze, the animal learns to run from the entrance...purpose is being shown by the animals behavior. The difficulty...is at body temperature the animals swim most slowly. Regardless...
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Cognitive Ethology: The Minds of Other Animals: Essays in Honor of Donald R. Griffin

Book by Carolyn A. Ristau, Donald R. Griffin; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991

Subjects:

Animal Behavior, Cognition In Animals, Griffin, Donald R--(Donald Redfield)--1915-

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...specimens of animal behavior and ask ourselves...respond to the stimuli of animal behavior with the utterance...cognitive attributions to animals are just ways of codifying...between thought and behavior essentially requires...information about what an animal thinks, remembers...conclusion that an animals behavior has G as a...descriptive of the animal, untouched by any...
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If You Tame Me: Understanding Our Connection with Animals

Book by Leslie Irvine; Temple University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Cats--Behavior, Cats--Psychology, Dogs--Behavior, Dogs--Psychology, Human-Animal Relationships

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...should behave. Therefore, I like this animal. At the same time, behav- ior is an indicator of the animal as a minded being. Behavior reveals the animals subjectivity, communicating what the animal is really like. This becomes crucial when...
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Play and Exploration in Children and Animals

Book by Thomas G. Power; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000

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Parent And Child, Play Behavior In Animals, Play--Psychological Aspects, Psychology, Comparative

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...manipulation, and use in nonhuman animals. Because the ultimate purpose...understanding of object-directed behavior in humans, research on olfactory...and the functions of these behaviors for the organism. MODES OF...use three terms to describe animals behavior with objects: exploration...
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Social Learning in Animals: The Roots of Culture

Book by Cecilia M. Heyes, Bennett G. Galef Jr.; Academic Press, 1996

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Learning In Animals, Social Behavior In Animals

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...obligations to different species of animals. We doubt, for example...social cognition would put their animals in the conditions of social...space to regulate their social behavior and still impose experimental...that the opportunity to see an animals behavior in familiar contexts...

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Journal Articles on: animals and behavior

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Identifying Teaching in Wild Animals

Journal article by Alex Thornton, Nichola J. Raihani; Learning & Behavior, Vol. 38, 2010

Subjects:

Animal behavior, Data collection, Evolutionary biology, Learning, Skills, Studies, Teachers, Teaching

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Teaching in Wild Animals by Alex Thornton...information through animal groups by social...Schaik, 2007). Animals from a range of taxa...of group-typical behaviors or traditions (Fragaszy...actively modify their behavior to help others to...2006) modify their behavior in a way that promotes...Nevertheless, the study of animal teaching is still...humans and in other animals. This review is...target species and behaviors for future research...
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Human-animal Interaction in a Prison Setting: Impact on Criminal Behavior, Treatment Progress, and Social Skills

Journal article by Angela Krom Fournier, E. Scott Geller, Elizabeth V. Fortney; Behavior and Social Issues, Vol. 16, 2007

Subjects:

Animals, Behavior, Correctional institutions, Education, Field study, Medical treatment, Nursing homes, Psychology, Public officials, Self esteem, Social interaction

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Human-animal Interaction in a Prison...Impact on Criminal Behavior, Treatment Progress...to increase desired behaviors among inmates (e...principles of applied behavior analysis (Skinner...community by working with animals, referred to hereafter...measure of criminal behavior. Therapeutic community...Thus the Human-Animal Interaction Scale...they experience with animals, was created for...
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Behavior Analysis of Companion-animal Overpopulation: a Conceptualization of the Problem and Suggestions for Intervention

Journal article by Angela K. Fournier, E. Scott Geller; Behavior and Social Issues, Vol. 13, 2004

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Animal care, Animal populations, Animal training, Behavior, Intervention, Social change, Social conditions & trends

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...number of stray animals appear to have...more specific behavior deficits among caretakers-animal-training behaviors and preacquisition...about animal behavior, healthcare...desired pet behaviors inconsistent with typical animal behaviors...people acquire animals, caretakers...These pet behaviors will likely...supportive caretaker behavior (i.e., animal training...
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Chapter 8: "the Experimental Animal from the Naturalist's Point of View": Behavior and Evolution at the American Museum of Natural History, 1928-1954

Journal article by Erika Lorraine Milam; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 99, 2009

Subjects:

Animal behavior, Design, Environmental conditions, Evolutionary biology, Museums, Organisms, Population genetics, Theory

Collections: History, Entire Library

...out with the caged animals actually exist in...characteristic of many animal species. He then...control of natural behavior, and yet it needed...regulation to ensure that behaviors he observed were...interest in animal behavior sought to understand...induce artificial behaviors. The history of the Laboratory of Animal Behavior at the AMNH also...complexity of behavior in animals. Noble certainly...
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Conserving and Managing Animals That Learn Socially and Share Cultures

Journal article by Hal Whitehead; Learning & Behavior, Vol. 38, 2010

Subjects:

Animal behavior, Animal cognition, Environmental protection, Habitats, Management decisions

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...introduced by how the animals deal with human effects...other cases, the new behavior may make the animals become pests or dangers. Examples of animal exploitation of human...in the spread of the behavior should be an important...translocation of problem animals may be a poor idea...change is affecting animal populations and their...

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Magazine Articles on: animals and behavior

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Not So Spineless: Behaviors We Expect from Animals-But Quirks and Personalities? Studies of Spiders and Insects Say Maybe

Magazine article by Susan Milius; Science News, Vol. 173, January 5, 2008

Subjects:

Animal behavior--Research, Black widow spider--Research, Black widow spider--Sexual behavior

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...Behaviors We Expect from Animals-But Quirks and...diverse patterns of behavior emerge within that...species, suites of behaviors turn up in different...otherwise mighty peculiar animal behavior. REAL CHARACTERS...mice, and other animals that, in turn...suites of correlated behaviors across situations...syndromes at the Animal Behavior Societys annual meeting...
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Why Cockatoos Are Left-Footed: And Other New Explanations for Some of the Animal Kingdom's More Puzzling Behaviors

Magazine article by Doug Stewart; National Wildlife, Vol. 34, October 1996

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Animal behavior--Research, Cockatoos--Research, Lions--Research, Minnows--Research, Mockingbirds--Research, Puppies--Research, Spiders--Research, Tamarins--Research

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...more puzzling behaviors. by Doug Stewart Animal-behavior scientists are...describe what animals do and where and...observation of animal behavior under...unpredictable behavior of humans and...actions of other animals seems to shrink...Bekoff says. The animals bow most often...of a suite of behaviors that an animal learns. "Play...
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Visiting the Zoo Makes You Think about the Oddness of Our Relationship to Animals. It's Not Always Obvious Who Is Observing Whom

Magazine article by Paul Barker; New Statesman, Vol. 126, August 15, 1997

Subjects:

Zoo animals--Behavior

Collections: Entire Library

...about the oddness of our relationship to animals. Its not always obvious who is observing...only place you can now see a performing animal is at a zoo. Animals have been driven out of the circus ring...about the oddness of our relationship to animals. On the one hand you are in an urban...frame headed, "The Most Destructive Animal in the World". You are meant to stand...
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NATURAL PASSIONS - Mounting Evidence Suggests That Animals Feel a Wide Array of Humanlike Emotions, from Happiness, Sadness and Anger to Perhaps Even Love and Embarrassment

Magazine article by Laura Tangley; International Wildlife, September 2001

Subjects:

Animal behavior--Research, Anthropomorphism--Research

Collections: Entire Library

...of fascinating behaviors since she began...share of joyful behavior among chimpanzees...the notion that animals feel a wide range...to the idea of animal passion acknowledge...decades studying the animals, Poole says that elephants behavior toward the dead...scientific evidence for animal emotions as well...to the idea of animal emotions admit...Marc Bekoff. "Animals at play are symbols...says elephants behavior toward the dead...
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Bird Brains: An Excerpt from Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals

Magazine article by Jonathan Balcombe; E, Vol. 21, March 2010

Subjects:

Animal behavior--Excerpts, Animal behavior--Research, Birds--Behavior, Birds--Excerpts, Birds--Observations, Brain--Excerpts, Brain--Natural history

Collections: Entire Library

...or herself, then the animal is considered to have...mark to part of the animals body (e.g., the...their reflection, an animal responds to the mark...Metaphysics, proving that an animal has a theory of mind...in most cases their behavior can be explained by...the belief that these animals have no concept of self...

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Newspaper Articles on: animals and behavior

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Animal Behaviorist Joins National Zoo

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 28, 2007

Subjects:

Animal behavior

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...zoos associate director for animal care. Mr. Moore said he...understands that her work with animal behavior can make their lives better...Bauer began working with animals in high school. She volunteered at an animal shelter in her hometown...
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Meeowch! Law Hurts? Feral Cat Feeders Claw Back, Contend Wheaton Ban on Feeding Wild Animals Will Ultimately Make Matters Worse

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 19, 2010

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Animal behavior--Laws, regulations and rules, City councils--Laws, regulations and rules, Wildlife--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...approved a ban on feeding wild animals only to receive some unexpected...reports of aggressive coyote behavior and fears some of the animals were sick. After five coyotes...officials said three of the animals had "cooked vegetables, dog...
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Wheaton Might Ban Feeding Wild Animals

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 5, 2010

Subjects:

Animal behavior--Laws, regulations and rules, Wildlife--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Wheaton Might Ban Feeding Wild Animals. Byline: Robert Sanchez bsanchez...problem: Residents feeding wild animals. Wheaton City Council members...reports of aggressive coyote behavior and fears some of the animals were sick. Five coyotes were...
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Activists in Bid to Ban 'Cruel' Use of Snares; Indiscriminate: Gamekeepers Use Snares to Kill Pests Such as Foxes but Other Animals Are Also Trapped

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 9, 2008

Subjects:

Animal behavior

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Kill Pests Such as Foxes but Other Animals Are Also Trapped. Byline: Jonathan Brocklebank TO animal welfare groups they are barbaric instruments...indiscriminate that only a fraction of animals caught aretarget species. Britain...France, Spain and Belgium - and animal welfare groups want Scotland to lead...within 24 hours and killor release any animal caught in them. Critics claim snares...longer than that and manyprotected animals have been found dead in the traps...
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'Farm Man Asked Me to Use Animal Castrating Tool on Him' DEAF WOMAN'S COURT CLAIM

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), December 14, 2006

Subjects:

Animal behavior, Deaf, Deaf persons

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Farm Man Asked Me to Use Animal Castrating Tool on Him DEAF WOMANS COURT...confronted by a man who asked her to use animal castration tongs on him. A court heard...he wanted me to help him castrate an animal. "I got an uneasy feeling upon meeting...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: animals and behavior

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Behavior Therapy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...physiologist who observed that animals could be taught to respond...reinforcers to encourage desirable behavior and punishments to discourage undesirable behavior. Behavior therapists believe that, in many cases, behaviors can be learned or unlearned...
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Learning

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...occurs throughout life in animals, and learned behavior accounts...conditioning requires voluntary behavior. Thorndike showed that an...to extinguish the learned behavior. The famous Skinner box demonstrated...punishment produces avoidance behavior, which appears to weaken...the application of learned behaviors across different contexts...
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Instinct

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the behavior of many lower animals, in which activity (often...it is modified by learned behavior as well as innate regulatory...fixed patterns of instinctive behavior include fighting, courtship behavior, and escape; even these...sought to understand social behaviors in terms of instincts, among...
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Castration

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of the sex glands of an animal, i.e., testes in the...Castration of the female animal is commonly referred to...the aggressiveness of farm animals; in pet animals it prevents unwanted mating behavior, reproduction, and wandering...
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Sociobiology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...characteristics, shapes behavior in animals and humans. The theory...evolutionary traits in the animal world, such as how instinctive parental behaviors of animals are determined in part...deals with altruistic behaviors in general. In a theory...explain human social behavior and psychological patterns...

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