Motivation Of Human And Animal Behavior: An Ethological View
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
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What compels a predator to hunt, a human to love, or an animal to flee? Motivation of Human and Animal Behavior: An Ethological View presents a groundbreaking synthesis of ethological research, arguing that the motivational forces driving human conduct are deeply rooted in the same biological imperatives that govern the animal kingdom. Written by two towering figures of 20th-century behavioral science, Konrad Lorenz and Paul Leyhausen, the work chronicles the instinctual and learned drives that underpin social bonding, aggression, hierarchy, and survival, drawing on meticulous field and laboratory observation to construct a unified theory of behavioral motivation. Translated by B. A. Tonkin and published as part of the distinguished Behavioral Science Series, the text carries the authority of decades of pioneering zoological and psychological inquiry. Lorenz and Leyhausen write with the precision of scientists and the conviction of theorists who fundamentally reshaped how the modern world understands the animal mind — including the human one. Their comparative approach cuts across species boundaries, illustrating how evolutionary heritage informs the full spectrum of motivated behavior, from the most primal reflex to the most complex social ritual. Scholars of psychology, biology, and anthropology will find this volume an indispensable cornerstone of ethological literature — one that continues to provoke debate about the true nature of what it means to behave.
Author: Konrad Lorenz & Paul Leyhausen
Format: Hardback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What compels a predator to hunt, a human to love, or an animal to flee? Motivation of Human and Animal Behavior: An Ethological View presents a groundbreaking synthesis of ethological research, arguing that the motivational forces driving human conduct are deeply rooted in the same biological imperatives that govern the animal kingdom. Written by two towering figures of 20th-century behavioral science, Konrad Lorenz and Paul Leyhausen, the work chronicles the instinctual and learned drives that underpin social bonding, aggression, hierarchy, and survival, drawing on meticulous field and laboratory observation to construct a unified theory of behavioral motivation. Translated by B. A. Tonkin and published as part of the distinguished Behavioral Science Series, the text carries the authority of decades of pioneering zoological and psychological inquiry. Lorenz and Leyhausen write with the precision of scientists and the conviction of theorists who fundamentally reshaped how the modern world understands the animal mind — including the human one. Their comparative approach cuts across species boundaries, illustrating how evolutionary heritage informs the full spectrum of motivated behavior, from the most primal reflex to the most complex social ritual. Scholars of psychology, biology, and anthropology will find this volume an indispensable cornerstone of ethological literature — one that continues to provoke debate about the true nature of what it means to behave.