1st Edition

Instinct, Environment and Behaviour

By Stephen Lea Copyright 1984
162 Pages
by Psychology Press

162 Pages
by Psychology Press

162 Pages
by Psychology Press

What can the evolution of animal behaviour tell us about human behaviour? More specifically, how good an account of animal behaviour can we give in terms of evolution, and how do humans fit in with or deviate from the pattern established for other animals? The biological approach to the study of animal behaviour has important implications for psychology, but it is distinctly different.... Read more

Preface  1. A Biological Approach to Behaviour  2. Instinct  3. The Evolution of Instinct  4. The Evolution of Societies  5. Males, Females and Offspring  6. Learning, Intelligence and Culture  7. The Talking Animal.  Suggestions for Further Reading.  References and Name Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Stephen Lea