Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie

Austrian journal

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The Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie (Journal of Comparative Psychology) was a leading journal for ethology, the study of animal behavior using comparative zoological methods. Founded in 1936, the journal's coeditor-in-chief was Konrad Lorenz, an Austrian zoologist and founder of modern ethology. Comparative psychology itself studies the similarities and differences in behavior across all living beings, with a focus on comparing human psychology to that of other animals. This field examines how behavioral patterns evolve and their adaptive value for species survival.12

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…in chief of the new Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, which became a leading journal for ethology. Also in 1937, he was appointed lecturer in comparative anatomy and animal psychology at the University of Vienna. From 1940 to 1942 he was professor and head of the department of general psychology at the…
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…in chief of the new Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, which became a leading journal for ethology. Also in 1937, he was appointed lecturer in comparative anatomy and animal psychology at the University of Vienna. From 1940 to 1942 he was professor and head of the department of general psychology at the…
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