Evolution Of Instinct
DOWNLOAD
Download Evolution Of Instinct PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Evolution Of Instinct book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
The Human Instinct
DOWNLOAD
Author : Kenneth R. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 2019-04-23
The Human Instinct written by Kenneth R. Miller and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-23 with Science categories.
From one of America’s best-known biologists, a revolutionary new way of thinking about evolution that shows “why, in light of our origins, humans are still special” (Edward J. Larson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evolution). Once we had a special place in the hierarchy of life on Earth—a place confirmed by the literature and traditions of every human tribe. But then the theory of evolution arrived to shake the tree of human understanding to its roots. To many of the most passionate advocates for Darwin’s theory, we are just one species among multitudes, no more significant than any other. Even our minds are not our own, they tell us, but living machines programmed for nothing but survival and reproduction. In The Human Instinct, Brown University biologist Kenneth R. Miller “confronts both lay and professional misconceptions about evolution” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), showing that while evolution explains how our bodies and brains were shaped, that heritage does not limit or predetermine human behavior. In fact, Miller argues in this “highly recommended” (Forbes) work that it is only thanks to evolution that we have the power to shape our destiny. Equal parts natural science and philosophy, The Human Instinct makes an “absorbing, lucid, and engaging…case that it was evolution that gave us our humanity” (Ursula Goodenough, professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis).
The Study Of Instinct
DOWNLOAD
Author : Niko Tinbergen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Study Of Instinct written by Niko Tinbergen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Animal behavior categories.
Behavioural ecologists and evolutionary biologists have long recognized Professor Tinbergen's great prescience in placing the study of animal behaviour firmly in an ecological and evolutionary context forty years ago. This classic work is now reissued to make it available to a new generation of researchers and students.
Mental Evolution In Animals
DOWNLOAD
Author : George John Romanes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Mental Evolution In Animals written by George John Romanes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Animal intelligence categories.
Evolution Of Instinct
DOWNLOAD
Author : Kunio Iwata
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Evolution Of Instinct written by Kunio Iwata and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with categories.
The Study Of Instinct
DOWNLOAD
Author : Nikolaas Tinbergen
language : en
Publisher: Pygmalion Press, an imprint of Plunkett Lake Press
Release Date : 2020-12-24
The Study Of Instinct written by Nikolaas Tinbergen and has been published by Pygmalion Press, an imprint of Plunkett Lake Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-24 with Science categories.
First published in 1951, The Study of Instinct is widely considered the foundational text of ethology, the study of natural behavior. Written to introduce the largely German literature of the early ethologists to an English-speaking audience, Tinbergen first describes the objectives, scope, and limitations of ethology, then goes on to describe the influence of external stimuli and internal factors on behavior, proposes his famous hierarchical-motivational model for the control of behavior, and ends with accounts of the development, adaptiveness, and evolution of behavior, including human behavior. The volume remains a classic and is often cited in the opening sentence of modern papers on behavior. “... all in all, I think most students will learn more from the seemingly timeless Study of Instinct than from this or any other retrospective.” – Gould 1992, Science “A few parts of the book still strike one as modern. The opening chapter, in which Tinbergen formulates his famous ‘four questions’ about animal behaviour (questions about mechanism, development, adaptiveness and evolution), and discusses the extent to which they are logically separate yet practically interrelated, should be read by every student taking a course in ethology. The section entitled ‘Learning Processes’ is a small masterpiece, prefiguring the ‘constraints on learning’ debate by 20 years and describing Tinbergen’s own classic work on learning in herring gulls and digger wasps... The Study of Instinct still has important general messages for anyone studying ethology; it will always be a significant book for historians of science; and it gives a first-hand account of some of the most important research that has been done on animal behaviour.” – Roper 1989, Trends in Ecology & Evolution “Tinbergen’s book is a positive requirement for all students of behavior. It is most refreshing and stimulating account of some of the important contributions European scholars have been making to the study of instincts, a field of behavior sorely neglected in American psychology today... There is no question but that Tinbergen’s book is an important contribution to the study of behavior.” – Steller 1976, The Quarterly Review of Biology “A well-reasoned and thoroughly readable book which points up the complexity of even the simplest unlearned behavior.” – Thomson 1952, Scientific American “Dr Tinbergen’s book is an admirably clear, authoritative and factual account of recent work on animal instinct which can be strongly recommended to students of biology, both elementary and advanced, as giving a first hand account of the main trends of modern field research into animal behaviour.” – Thorpe 1954, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science “American psychology has concentrated more and more during this century on the behavior of mammals, and even among mammals has restricted itself mostly to primates (man, chimpanzee, macaque) and a cheap primate substitute, the rat (which is not studied for its rattiness, so to speak, but as a bearer of anxiety and a maker of cognitive maps)... The importance of Tinbergen’s book is that it presents systematically a large amount of significant work by the European school of biologists, making it accessible to the English-speaking reader. The dominance of learning theory in America, established by Thorndike, Holt, and Watson, makes us persistently forget the constitutional factor in behavior (that is, instinct), and this book may help bring it to the graduate student’s attention even if his instructors are by now too set in their ways to give it the attention it deserves... The style is somewhat academic, but the book is full of fascinating, and solidly authenticated, observations of animal behavior. It should be read by everyone, psychologist or zoologist, who is interested in mechanisms of response.” – Hebb 1952, Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology “[This volume] summarizes much ingenious experimental work and present a point of view that is bound to have an influence on later behavior studies.” – Carmichael 1952, Science “[This] is an important book and one that should be read by all students of animal behavior... The ingenious experiments and theoretical discussions will afford many hours of stimulating reading.” – Aronson 1953, Copeia “... a scholarly and well-documented review of the general field [of ethology]... This books performs a beautiful job of pulling together diverse and diverging observations, experiments and concepts, suggesting theories that will surely lead to much new and fruitful work.” – Bates 1953, American Anthropologist “Tinbergen’s fine book is an important synthesis and a valuable introduction to this actively moving field.” – Greenberg 1952, Physiological Zoology “The final impression one gets from Tinbergen’s book is that of the immense richness and incredible variety of behavioral phenomena which are there for the studying if we break out of our rat-monkey-man triangle.” – O’Kelly 1952, Psychological Bulletin “It is a pleasure to describe and discuss Tinbergen’s work. Well written, with elegant development of ideas and arguments, courageous in challenging faulty views and procedures, calm and confident in style, yet stimulating, the book should be read by anyone interested in the behavior of birds.” – Pitelka 1953, The Condor
Instinct Environment And Behaviour Psychology Revivals
DOWNLOAD
Author : Stephen Lea
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2015-03-27
Instinct Environment And Behaviour Psychology Revivals written by Stephen Lea and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-27 with Psychology categories.
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. Originally published in 1984, this book provides a basic introduction to biological theories about behaviour, from the classic ethological tradition of Lorenz and Tinbergen to the later sociobiological approach. The principles of experimentation and research involved are assessed critically, especially with regard to their implications for the study of human behaviour. Written specifically for those with little biological knowledge, this book will still be of interest to students of biology and introductory psychology alike.
Mental Evolution In Animals W
DOWNLOAD
Author : George John 1848-1894 Romanes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-28
Mental Evolution In Animals W written by George John 1848-1894 Romanes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-28 with History categories.
Mental Evolution In Animals
DOWNLOAD
Author : Charles Darwin
language : en
Publisher: Hansebooks
Release Date : 2019-08-08
Mental Evolution In Animals written by Charles Darwin and has been published by Hansebooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-08 with categories.
Mental evolution in animals. - With a posthumous essay on instinct is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The Interactional Instinct
DOWNLOAD
Author : Namhee Lee
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-05-21
The Interactional Instinct written by Namhee Lee and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Interactional Instinct explores the evolution of language from the theoretical view that language could have emerged without a biologically instantiated Universal Grammar. In the first part of the book, the authors speculate that a hominid group with a lexicon of about 600 words could combine these items to make larger meanings. Combinations that are successfully produced, comprehended, and learned become part of the language. Any combination that is incompatible with human mental capacities is abandoned. The authors argue for the emergence of language structure through interaction constrained by human psychology and physiology. In the second part of the book, the authors argue that language acquisition is based on an "interactional instinct" that emotionally entrains the infant on caregivers. This relationship provides children with a motivational and attentional mechanism that ensures their acquisition of language. In adult second language acquisition, the interactional instinct is no longer operating, but in some individuals with sufficient aptitude and motivation, successful second-language acquisition can be achieved. The Interactional Instinct presents a theory of language based on linguistic, evolutionary, and biological evidence indicating that language is a culturally inherited artifact that requires no a priori hard wiring of linguistic knowledge.
Mental Evolution In Animals
DOWNLOAD
Author : George John Romanes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Mental Evolution In Animals written by George John Romanes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.