Human Ethology
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Human Ethology is a foundational work in the study of human behavior from an evolutionary and biological perspective, applying ethological methods to understand universal and culturally variable patterns of human action.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21124061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Human Ethology Context triple: [Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, notableWork, Human Ethology]
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Animal Behavior: An Introduction
"Animal Behavior: An Introduction" is a widely used textbook by evolutionary biologist Mark Ridley that provides a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms and evolutionary foundations of animal behavior.
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Social Behaviour in Animals
Social Behaviour in Animals is a classic ethology book by Niko Tinbergen that explores the evolutionary and ecological foundations of social interactions in animal species.
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C.
sociobiology
Sociobiology is a field of study that examines the biological and evolutionary basis of social behavior in animals, including humans.
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Explaining Social Behavior
Explaining Social Behavior is a book by social scientist Jon Elster that offers a comprehensive, analytically rigorous account of how rational-choice theory and psychological mechanisms can be used to understand human actions and social phenomena.
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Tinbergen’s four questions in ethology
Tinbergen’s four questions in ethology are a foundational framework for understanding animal behavior by analyzing its causation, development, function, and evolutionary history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Human Ethology Target entity description: Human Ethology is a foundational work in the study of human behavior from an evolutionary and biological perspective, applying ethological methods to understand universal and culturally variable patterns of human action.
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A.
Animal Behavior: An Introduction
"Animal Behavior: An Introduction" is a widely used textbook by evolutionary biologist Mark Ridley that provides a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms and evolutionary foundations of animal behavior.
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B.
Social Behaviour in Animals
Social Behaviour in Animals is a classic ethology book by Niko Tinbergen that explores the evolutionary and ecological foundations of social interactions in animal species.
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C.
sociobiology
Sociobiology is a field of study that examines the biological and evolutionary basis of social behavior in animals, including humans.
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D.
Explaining Social Behavior
Explaining Social Behavior is a book by social scientist Jon Elster that offers a comprehensive, analytically rigorous account of how rational-choice theory and psychological mechanisms can be used to understand human actions and social phenomena.
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E.
Tinbergen’s four questions in ethology
Tinbergen’s four questions in ethology are a foundational framework for understanding animal behavior by analyzing its causation, development, function, and evolutionary history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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