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... BEHAVIOR Upon a given occasion we observe that an animal displays a certain kind of behavior - learned or unlearned . We describe its topography and evaluate its probability . We discover variables , genetic or environmental , of which ...
... BEHAVIOR Upon a given occasion we observe that an animal displays a certain kind of behavior - learned or unlearned . We describe its topography and evaluate its probability . We discover variables , genetic or environmental , of which ...
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... behavior of a single species is as easily justified as the study of the chemistry or microanatomy of nerve tissue in ... behavior . A pigeon in a small enclosed space pecking a disk which operates a mechanical food dispenser is behaving ...
... behavior of a single species is as easily justified as the study of the chemistry or microanatomy of nerve tissue in ... behavior . A pigeon in a small enclosed space pecking a disk which operates a mechanical food dispenser is behaving ...
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... behavior would be complete if it did not make some reference to its effects . But flies or fish which have not yet been caught cannot affect behavior . Only past effects are relevant . Spiders which have built effective webs have been ...
... behavior would be complete if it did not make some reference to its effects . But flies or fish which have not yet been caught cannot affect behavior . Only past effects are relevant . Spiders which have built effective webs have been ...
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