Comparative Psychology: A Perspective Rather than a Discipline. Commentary: A Crisis in Comparative Psychology: Where Have All the Undergraduates Gone?

Cinzia Chiandetti,Walter Gerbino

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01828

Abstract

Comparative Psychology: A Perspective Rather than a Discipline. Commentary: A Crisis in Comparative Psychology: Where Have All the Undergraduates Gone?

Highlights

Specialty section: This article was submitted to Comparative Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
Comparative psychology became the framework for addressing animal behavior issues and understanding psychological functions shared by a variety of species
The study of behavior in controlled settings cannot be the defining feature of comparative psychology only, given that it is shared with other disciplines

Summary

Introduction

Specialty section: This article was submitted to Comparative Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Comparative Psychology: A Perspective Rather than a Discipline. Commentary: A Crisis in Comparative Psychology: Where Have All the Undergraduates Gone?

Results

Conclusion