Comparative psychology is the scientific field that studies the mental
processes and behavior of non-human animals. It also studies the
phylogenetic history, adaptive significance and development of behavior.
It uses many techniques to observe and understand the behavior of
different species of animals such as dogs, pigeons, primates and
dolphins. The main objective of comparative psychology is to establish
principles of generality that focus on both proximate and ultimate
causation. Research in this domain is closely related to the field of
animal cognition, which studies attention, concept formation, memory,
spatial cognition and time estimation in animals. This book contains
some path-breaking studies in the field of comparative psychology. It
elucidates new techniques and their applications in a multidisciplinary
manner. Those in search of information to further their knowledge will
be greatly assisted by this book.