Cognitive ethology
Subtitle: the minds of other animals : essays in honor of Donald R. Griffin
By: edited by Carolyn A. Ristau.
Contributors: Griffin, Donald R. 1915-; Ristau, Carolyn A.
Series: Comparative cognition and neuroscience
Publisher: L. Erlbaum Associates
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Hillsdale, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
Subjects: Griffin, Donald R. 1915-; Cognition in animals.; Animal behavior.
Description: This collection of essays was written by former students, associates, admirers, critics and friends of Donald R. Griffin -- the creator of cognitive ethology. Stimulated by his work, this volume presents ideas and experiments in the field of cognitive ethology -- the exploration of the mental experiences of animals as they behave in their natural environment during the course of their normal lives. Cognitive Ethology discusses the possibility that animals may have abilities to experience, communicate, reason, and plan beyond those usually ascribed to them in a "black box" or "stimulus-response" interpretation of their behavior. Contributions from scientists who have been associated with or influenced by Griffin offer a lively array of views, some disparate from one another and some especially selected to present approaches contrary to his.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.