Comparative psychology is the scientific study of animal cognition and behavior from an evolutionary perspective. This two-volume handbook presents the different aspects of comparative psychology — behavior, cognition, learning, and neurophysiology — in a balanced and exhaustive manner. There are 80 chapters across the set, divided into nine parts. History and Methods constitute the first two parts of the handbook. Key events and basic questions (and controversies) that have shaped the field as well as the methods used to make those questions empirically tractable are presented here. The next three parts — Adaptation/Evolution, Genes/Hormones, and Neural Substrate — present the conceptual foundations for understanding the genesis of behavior and cognition both from a phylogenetic and ontogenetic perspective. Finally, the next four parts (Behavior, Perception/Attention, Learning/Motivation, and Cognition/Emotion) are devoted to the core of comparative psychology today. Volume 1: Basic Concepts, Methods, Neural Substrate, and Behavior Editorial Board About the Editor-in-Chief Contributors Series Preface Introduction to the Handbook I. History and Basic Concepts What Is Comparative Psychology? Josep Call, Gordon M. Burghardt, Irene M. Pepperberg, Charles T. Snowdon, and Thomas R. Zentall Trends and Themes in the History of Comparative Psychology Donald A. Dewsbury II. Methods Studying Animal Behavior: Integration of Field and Laboratory Approaches Charles T. Snowdon and Gordon M. Burghardt Observational and Experimental Methods in Comparative Psychology Ken Yasukawa and Kristin E. Bonnie Collecting Biologically Relevant Information: DNA to Population Density Tobias Deschner, Mimi Arandjelovic, and Hjalmar Kuehl Tools for Measuring Animal Cognition: T-Mazes to Touchscreens David A. Washburn, Rachel C. Callery, J. Antonio Salamanca, and William Whitham Neurons to Networks: Integrative Methods for Studying Social Behavior Eileen A. Lacey and Nancy G. Solomon From Nonparametric Tests to Mixed Models: A Brief Overview About Statistical Tools Frequently Used in Comparative Psychology Roger MundryMethods and Applications of Animal Personality Research Alexander Weiss and Drew M. AltschulPhylogenetic Approaches for Research in Comparative Cognition Evan L. MacLean and Charles L. Nunn III. Adaptation, Evolution, and Phylogeny Behavioral Variation, Adaptation, and Evolution Delia S. Shelton and Emília P. Martins Evolution of Learning and Cognition Nathan J. Emery The Evolution and Consequences of Sociality Judith Maria Burkart The Evolution of Language Michael C. Corballis Evolutionary Approaches to Human Psychology Gillian R. Brown and Catharine P. Cross Behavioral, Emotional, and Cognitive Effects of Domestication Ruth C. Newberry IV. Genes, Hormones, and Ontogeny From Instinct to Behavior Systems: An Integrated Approach to Ethological Psychology Gordon M. Burghardt and Robert I. Bowers The Rise of Behavioral Genetics and the Transition to Behavioral Genomics and Beyond Oliver Krüger, Peter Korsten, and Joseph I. Hoffman Behavioral Endocrinology and Development Elizabeth Adkins-Regan Cognitive Development in Comparative Perspective: Exploring the Role of Language Acquisition in Spatial, Quantitative, and Memory Development Nora S. Newcombe Filial Attachment: Development, Mechanisms, and Consequences Michael B. Hennessy and Harry N. Shair Epigenetic Mechanisms Shaping the Brain: Implications for Psychological Science Anthony P. Auger and Catherine J. Auger V. Neural Substrate The Instinctual Foundations of Animal Minds: Comparative Perspectives on the Evolved Affective Neural Substrate of Emotions and Learned Behaviors Jaak Panksepp Comparative Vertebrate Nervous Systems Andrew N. Iwaniuk and Douglas R. Wylie Parallel Processing of Spatial and Temporal Information in Rodents and Humans: Role of the Hippocampus Raymond Kesner The Biopsychology of Birdsong: Birdsong As a Biological Model for Human Language Kazuo Okanoya Laterality at the Neural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Levels Giorgio Vallortigara and Elisabetta Versace Neural Networks, Learning, and Intelligence Bruce J. MacLennan Biological Rhythms Benjamin L. Smarr and Lance J. Kriegsfeld VI. Behavior Information, Communication, and Language Michael D. Beecher Referential Communication in Nonhuman Animals Klaus Zuberbühler and Christof Neumann Symbolic Communication in Nonhumans Irene M. Pepperberg Interspecific Communication Irene M. Pepperberg Play and Exploration Sergio M. Pellis and Gordon M. Burghardt Maternal Behavior Phyllis C. Lee Paternal and Alloparental Care Charles T. Snowdon Courtship and Mate Choice Michael J. Ryan and Lyndon A. Jordan Ingestive Behavior in Vertebrates Kurt Schwenk Predator–Prey Interactions: Integrating Fear Effects Liana Y. Zanette and Michael Clinchy Anti-Predator Behavior Akira Mori and Ryo Ito Why Animals Fight: Uncovering the Function and Mechanisms of Territorial Aggression Matthew J. Fuxjager, Xin Zhao, Nathan S. Rieger, and Catherine A. Marler Conflict Resolution Teresa Romero and Filippo Aureli Friendships, Coalitions, and Alliances Marina Cords and Nicole Thompson Comparative Studies of Cooperation: Collaboration and Prosocial Behavior in Animals Katherine A. Cronin Thermoregulation, Energetics, and Behavior Christopher Harshaw, Mark S. Blumberg, and Jeffrey R. Alberts Volume 2: Perception, Learning, and Cognition Editorial Board Contributors Introduction to the Handbook I. Perception, Attention, and Memory Animal Psychophysics: The Study of Sensation in Nonverbal Organisms John Malone Hearing and Communication Georg M. Klump Comparative Visual Perception: An Overview Olga F. Lazareva Chemoreception Alicia Mathis and Adam L. Crane Perceptual and Functional Categorization in Animals Ulrike Aust Object and Picture Perception Shigeru Watanabe and Ulrike Aust Face Perception and Processing in Nonhuman Primates Ikuma Adachi and Masaki Tomonaga Comparative Visual Illusions: Evolutionary, Cross-Cultural, and Developmental Perspectives Kazuo Fujita, Noriyuki Nakamura, Sota Watanabe, and Tomokazu Ushitani Selective and Divided Attention in Comparative Psychology Walter T. Herbranson The Comparative Study of Working Memory William A. Roberts and Angelo Santi Episodic-Like Memory and Mental Time Travel in Animals Nicola S. Clayton II. Learning and Motivation Ethological and Evolutionary Perspectives on Pavlovian Conditioning Mark A. Krause and Michael Domjan Comparative Learning and Evolution Mauricio R. Papini and Carmen Torres On the Structure and Role of Optimality Models in the Study of Behavior Marco Vasconcelos, Inês Fortes, and Alex Kacelnik Decision Making: Rational and Irrational Choice Thomas Zentall Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Preferences, Biases, and Choice Alexandra G. Rosati Relational Thinking in Animals and Humans: From Percepts to Concepts Ed Wasserman, Leyre Castro, and Joël Fagot Serial Learning Greg Jensen The Comparative Psychology of Social Learning Bennett G. Galef and Andrew Whiten Animal Social Learning, Culture, and Tradition Kevin Laland and Cara Evans III. Cognition and Emotion Spatial Cognition Ken Cheng and Kate Jeffery Homing and Navigation David J. Pritchard and Susan D. Healy Timing in Animals: From the Natural Environment to the Laboratory, From Data to Models Marco Vasconcelos, Marilia Pinheiro de Carvalho, and Armando Machado Intertemporal Choice and Delayed Gratification Jeffrey R. Stevens Quantitative Cognition Michael J. Beran Comparative Metaphysics: Thinking About Objects in Space and Time Trix Cacchione and Hannes Rakoczy Problem Solving Amanda Seed and Carolina Mayer Animal Creativity and Innovation Stan A. Kuczaj Causal and Inferential Reasoning in Animals Christoph J. Völter and Josep Call Cognitive Insights From Tool Use in Nonhuman Animals Elisabetta Visalberghi, Gloria Sabbatini, Alex H. Taylor, and Gavin R. Hunt The Comparative Psychology of Metacognition Alexandria C. Zakrzewski, Jennifer M. Johnson, and J. David Smith Mind Reading in Animals? Juliane Kaminski Reflecting on Mirror Self-Recognition: A Comparative View Diana Reiss and Rachel Morrison Empathy Through the Ages: A Comparative Perspective on Rodent Models of Shared Emotion Jules B. Panksepp and Jaak Panksepp Animal Welfare Science Michael Mendl, Georgia J. Mason, and Elizabeth S. Paul |