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the study of behavior using a comparison of species as a source of knowledge.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Comparative psychology — Psychology … Wikipedia
comparative psychology — a branch of psychology involving the study and comparison of the behaviors of diverse animal species, often under controlled laboratory experiments, in order to discover general principles of behavior. [1940 45] * * * Study of similarities and… … Universalium
comparative psychology — noun the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals • Syn: ↑animal psychology • Hypernyms: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science * * * noun 1. : the branch of psychology endeavoring to understand human behavior throu … Useful english dictionary
comparative psychology — branch of psychology which researches the similarities and differences between various psychological approaches … English contemporary dictionary
International Society for Comparative Psychology — The International Society for Comparative Psychology was founded in 1980 and held its first meeting in 1983. The society: *Promotes the comparative study of behavior in human and nonhuman animals *Sponsors a biannual meeting *Publishes the… … Wikipedia
Psychology — • The science which treats of the soul and its operations Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Psychology Psychology † … Catholic encyclopedia
Psychology — (from Greek gr. ψῡχή, psȳkhē , breath, life, soul ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion … Wikipedia
PSYCHOLOGY — PSYCHOLOGY, the science of the mind or of mental phenomena and activities. Psychological Concepts in the Bible Psychology has a long past, but only a short history (H. Ebbinghaus, Abriss der Psychologie, 1908). Nowhere is this aphorism better… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
psychology — /suy kol euh jee/, n., pl. psychologies. 1. the science of the mind or of mental states and processes. 2. the science of human and animal behavior. 3. the sum or characteristics of the mental states and processes of a person or class of persons,… … Universalium
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