Ethology, from the Greek ethos (“behavior" or "manner”), is the study of animal behavior. It is concerned primarily with the accurate description and rigorous experimental evaluation of animals’ behavior under natural conditions. Unlike the field of behaviorism, which traditionally emphasized the sole importance of the environment on behavior, ethology also recognizes the genetic and physiological mechanisms that regulate behavioral processes. Ethologists operate under the primary... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2023. 3p.