Ethology: The Biology of Behavior
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Ethology: The Biology of Behavior is a foundational book on animal and human behavior that helped establish modern ethology by synthesizing biological, evolutionary, and observational approaches to the study of behavior.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21124063 — 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: Ethology: The Biology of Behavior Context triple: [Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, notableWork, Ethology: The Biology of Behavior]
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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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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.
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C.
The Behavior of Organisms
The Behavior of Organisms is B. F. Skinner’s foundational 1938 book that systematically outlines the principles of operant conditioning and experimental analysis of behavior.
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Purposive Behavior in Animals and Men
Purposive Behavior in Animals and Men is Edward C. Tolman’s landmark 1932 book that introduced his theory of purposive behaviorism, emphasizing goal-directed behavior and cognitive processes in animals and humans.
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E.
Evolution and Animal Behavior
Evolution and Animal Behavior is a scientific work by Mark Ridley that explores how evolutionary principles shape the behavior of animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethology: The Biology of Behavior Target entity description: Ethology: The Biology of Behavior is a foundational book on animal and human behavior that helped establish modern ethology by synthesizing biological, evolutionary, and observational approaches to the study of behavior.
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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.
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.
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C.
The Behavior of Organisms
The Behavior of Organisms is B. F. Skinner’s foundational 1938 book that systematically outlines the principles of operant conditioning and experimental analysis of behavior.
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D.
Purposive Behavior in Animals and Men
Purposive Behavior in Animals and Men is Edward C. Tolman’s landmark 1932 book that introduced his theory of purposive behaviorism, emphasizing goal-directed behavior and cognitive processes in animals and humans.
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E.
Evolution and Animal Behavior
Evolution and Animal Behavior is a scientific work by Mark Ridley that explores how evolutionary principles shape the behavior of animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
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