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Broom, D. M. – School Science Review, 1981
Discusses topics to aid in understanding animal behavior, including the value of the biological approach to psychology, functional systems, optimality and fitness, universality of environmental effects on behavior, and evolution of social behavior. (DS)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavior Development, Biology, College Science

Dewsbury, Donald A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Urges the inclusion of comparative psychology in the undergraduate curriculum. Defines zoological or comparative psychology as a field that explores the behavior patterns and minds of many animal species and the genesis, control, and consequences of a range of behavioral patterns. Traces the history and development of the discipline. Discusses…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Behavior Development, Cognitive Processes