The aims and accomplishments of comparative psychology

Lickliter, Robert

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“…The current study expands on these previous studies and examines both turning bias and footedness in three related bird species. Oppenheim (1972Oppenheim ( , 1973 adopted such a comparative approach to studying the basic pattern of hatching behavior and following his example makes sense in this instance (see Gottlieb & Lickliter, 2004;Lickliter, 2004;Tolman, 1987 for discussions of the value of a comparative approach to behavioral studies). Therefore, the present study examined the hypothesis that the asymmetrical behavior sequence of the last stage of the multiday hatching process provides a canalizing influence on the development of individual lateral bias in postnatal motor behavior.…”

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Asymmetrical hatching behaviors: The development of postnatal motor laterality in three precocial bird species

Casey

2005

Dev. Psychobiol.

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The effects of asymmetrical hatching behaviors on the development of turning bias and footedness in domestic chicks, bobwhite quail, and Japanese quail chicks were examined. Control tests with incubator reared domestic chicks and bobwhite quail revealed significant individual and population left-side turning bias and right footedness. When late stage hatching behaviors were disrupted, population laterality was not evident and individual laterality was reduced. By contrast, Japanese quail chicks demonstrated no population turning bias or footedness and only weak individual biases. Disruption of hatch behaviors further decreased laterality. Examination of discarded eggshells showed significant differences in the degree of rotation made to cut out of the egg by Japanese quail versus domestic chicks and bobwhite quail. Taken together these findings suggest that the counterclockwise hatching behaviors that are characteristic of many precocial bird species serve to facilitate the development of motor laterality at both the individual and population level.

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Asymmetrical hatching behaviors: The development of postnatal motor laterality in three precocial bird species

Casey

2005

Dev. Psychobiol.

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“…At the first session of the seminar, I described the course objectives and we discussed the primary article 2004) and each assigned one of the follow-up commentaries (Denenberg, 2004;Lickliter, 2004;Moore, 2004) 3 Behavior, Genetics, and the Central Nervous System Blakemore & Cooper(1970); Hotta & Benzer (1972) (Tinbergen, 1963) that would provide the basis for integrating the biopsychology course and the seminar. The remaining weekly meetings were divided into modules and included readings corresponding to weekly topics covered in the biopsychology course.…”

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Comparative Psychology as an Effective Supplement to Undergraduate Core Psychology Courses

Thomas

2009

Teaching of Psychology

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This article describes the design and implementation of a 1-credit-hour seminar in comparative psychology as a supplement to an introductory biopsychology course. The purpose of the course was to introduce students to the ecological and evolutionary aspects of animal behavior by building on topics that are introduced in many biopsychology courses. This article provides suggestions for course assignments and course reading materials. The current approach of introducing undergraduate students to comparative psychology by attaching a seminar to an existing course offers a framework that could possibly be used with many other undergraduate psychology courses.

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“…The identity of a science is dependent on its ideological recognition by the scientific community, by the academy and by society. When the status of comparative psychology is compared with related disciplines, the possible need for a redefinition of comparative psychology is clear (Greenberg, Partridge, Weiss & Pisula, 2004;Lickliter, 2004).…”

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Identity of Comparative Psychology: Its Status and Advances in Evolutionary Theory and Genetics

Tobach¹

2006

International Journal of Comparative Psychology

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Recent developments in theories in evolution, development and comparative psychology indicate that a redefinition of comparative psychology may be useful. A brief review of the marginalization of the scientific and academic identity of comparative psychology indicates the need to integrate contemporary thinking in evolutionary biology, genomics and developmental theory. Schneirla's concept of integrative levels, punctuated equilibrium and exaptation theory elaborated by Eldredge, Gould, and Vrba, and advances in genomics (e.g., retrotransposon function) would be helpful in countering the marginalization of comparative psychology. A provisional redefinition is offered for discussion by those who identify themselves as members of the discipline; comparative psychology is the science of the elucidation of similarities and differences in the evolution and development of the activity of all species to illume the processes by which their activity contributes to the beneficence of their relationship to the abiotic and biotic aspects of the environment. Comparative psychology as a "science" emphasizes methods of investigation relating to all levels of the integration of processes that are relevant to the evolution and development of the activity of all species.

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The aims and accomplishments of comparative psychology

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Asymmetrical hatching behaviors: The development of postnatal motor laterality in three precocial bird species

Asymmetrical hatching behaviors: The development of postnatal motor laterality in three precocial bird species

Comparative Psychology as an Effective Supplement to Undergraduate Core Psychology Courses

Identity of Comparative Psychology: Its Status and Advances in Evolutionary Theory and Genetics

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