The Rise and Fall of Animal Behavior Labs: The Future of Comparative Psychology

Comparative psychology is experiencing a decline in academia. The retirements and losses of its leaders, like Dr. Stan Kuczaj, along with reduced support by the national government and the universities, and pressure by animal activists are some of the reasons for this decline. Students are still int...

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Main Author: Terry Maple
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2016-08-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/12/02.Maple_final.pdf
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spelling doaj-87533352499246a581c2d641ba9e24282020-11-24T23:23:21ZengAnimal Behavior and CognitionAnimal Behavior and Cognition2372-50522372-43232016-08-013313113410.12966/abc.02.08.2016The Rise and Fall of Animal Behavior Labs: The Future of Comparative PsychologyTerry MapleComparative psychology is experiencing a decline in academia. The retirements and losses of its leaders, like Dr. Stan Kuczaj, along with reduced support by the national government and the universities, and pressure by animal activists are some of the reasons for this decline. Students are still interested in the world of animal behavior, but as external pressure increases to focus on applied translational questions and less on basic research, pursuing this topic becomes increasingly difficult. The future of the field rests upon the legacies of leaders, such as Stan Kuczaj.http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/12/02.Maple_final.pdfAnimal behaviorComparative psychologyStan Kuczaj
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The Rise and Fall of Animal Behavior Labs: The Future of Comparative Psychology
Animal Behavior and Cognition
Animal behavior
Comparative psychology
Stan Kuczaj
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title The Rise and Fall of Animal Behavior Labs: The Future of Comparative Psychology
title_short The Rise and Fall of Animal Behavior Labs: The Future of Comparative Psychology
title_full The Rise and Fall of Animal Behavior Labs: The Future of Comparative Psychology
title_fullStr The Rise and Fall of Animal Behavior Labs: The Future of Comparative Psychology
title_full_unstemmed The Rise and Fall of Animal Behavior Labs: The Future of Comparative Psychology
title_sort rise and fall of animal behavior labs: the future of comparative psychology
publisher Animal Behavior and Cognition
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2372-4323
publishDate 2016-08-01
description Comparative psychology is experiencing a decline in academia. The retirements and losses of its leaders, like Dr. Stan Kuczaj, along with reduced support by the national government and the universities, and pressure by animal activists are some of the reasons for this decline. Students are still interested in the world of animal behavior, but as external pressure increases to focus on applied translational questions and less on basic research, pursuing this topic becomes increasingly difficult. The future of the field rests upon the legacies of leaders, such as Stan Kuczaj.
topic Animal behavior
Comparative psychology
Stan Kuczaj
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