Animal intelligence: Experimental studies

A series of controlled experiments and theoretical essays present systematic investigations into animal behavior and learning. Detailed apparatus and procedures are described, followed by experimental results with cats, dogs, chicks and monkeys that probe trial-and-error learning, imitation, inference, association, attention, instinct and inhibition. The work analyzes complexity, permanence and delicacy of associations, social responsiveness and the effects of tuition, then generalizes findings into laws and hypotheses of behavior and considers implications for pedagogy, anthropology and the evolution of human intellect. Emphasis is on observable responses and the formation of connections between situation and action.