Animal Learning Research in the German-Speaking Area
چکیده
The research on animal learning issuing from the germanophone area over the last ten years is reviewed. The field has received relatively little attention, particularly in psychology departments, few of which are equipped for such work. What research has been done, however, has proceeded along rather eclectic lines,largely unconstrained by behavioristic theory. There is no focussing theme and the review thus meanders from bees to chimpanzees and from habituation to concept formation, with a few highlights. It is concluded that, in accordance with their tortuous evolutionary past, learning processes are manifold and variegated.