Comparative Psychology

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Although differences in approach can be seen for the experimental psychologist, the zoologist, and the anthropologist, there remains nevertheless a substantial communality of interest among them. Motivation, perception, and learning problems traditionally studied in the laboratory are also being investigated vigorously by field workers, and factors of social organization, communication, and intrafamily relationships, which lie at the heart of field research, are now being subjected to rigorous experimental analysis. Evidence for a fortunate interchange among scientists can be seen in the references cited in journal articles and books which now are typically diversified as to origin. The fact that many disciplines have a legitimate interest in studying primate behavior has, of course, many implications for psychologists similarly inclined. In addition to their substantive contributions to the literature, these scientists teach courses and conduct seminars which can be of interest to students of psychology. The psychologically trained student, in turn, will be able to bring his particular background to problems of broader interest and significance. A natural consequence will be an improved science of primatology.

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