Comparative psychology

The text is intended for students of psychology, science faculties and the professional psychological community. Defines and delineates the subject of comparative psychology and characterizes its relationship with other related fields (comparative biology, anthropology, zoopsychology, sociobiology, ethology). It describes the evolutionary process and evolutionary theories and methods, discusses neurobiological and psychological aspects of behaviour and experience. It clarifies the relationship between neurophysiological and psychological phenomena. Special emphasis is placed on explaining the nature of the phenomenon of personality. Among other things, attention is paid to the comparison of locomotor, feeding, reproductive and parental behaviour, communication and the application of research on behavioural disorders in practice. Last but not least, the publication deals with animal models of neuroses and psychoses.