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social research
philosophy and the social sciences
biology and social science
evolutionary psychology
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social research
philosophy and the social sciences
cognitive sciences, neurosciences, and social explanation
evolutionary psychology
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social research
philosophy and the social sciences
evolution and social science
evolutionary psychology
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multicultural psychology
conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
evolutionary psychology
Preferred term
ethology
Definition
- Ethology is a subdivision of biology that focuses on animal behavior that is innate—a study of animal behavior that holds the belief that most of what animals know is instinctive, not learned. Instincts are genetically programmed behaviors; they generally serve to galvanize the mechanisms that evoke the animal to act or react. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Ethology]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ethology
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