A minimalist framework for comparative psychology

a framework for identifying and prioritizing factors affecting customers’ online shopping behavior in iran

the purpose of this study is identifying effective factors which make customers shop online in iran and investigating the importance of discovered factors in online customers’ decision. in the identifying phase, to discover the factors affecting online shopping behavior of customers in iran, the derived reference model summarizing antecedents of online shopping proposed by change et al. was us...

A Framework for the Psychology of Norms

Humans are unique in the animal world in the extent to which their day-to-day behavior is governed by a complex set of rules and principles commonly called norms. Norms delimit the bounds of proper behavior in a host of domains, providing an invisible web of normative structure embracing virtually all aspects of social life. People also find many norms to be deeply meaningful. Norms give rise t...

Headedness of Compound Words in Minimalist Framework

Comparative Psychology Is Dead! Long Live Comparative Psychology

The study of behavior of nonhuman organisms is today, as it has been for a century, a vital and active area within psychology. Comparative psychology is, therefore, by definition, alive and well. The recent resurgence in interest in evolutionary and ecological approaches to the study of comparative psychology reflects developments in ethology, sociobiology, and behavioral ecology. The ability o...

Comparative Primate Psychology

Glossary Adaptation A genetically controlled trait that has evolved by natural selection. Analogous traits Similar traits that evolved independently in different species in response to similar environmental pressures. Comparative psychology The study of mind and behavior in nonhuman animals. Convergent evolution The process by which natural selection produces similar adaptations in different sp...