Studying Animal Behavior: Autobiographies of the Founders

by Donald A. Dewsbury (Editor)

In these autobiographical essays by pioneers in the field of animal behavior, the authors discuss childhood, education, moments of discovery, and the attractions of the research that each pursued. The field of animal behavior has been interdisciplinary throughout its history, and the two psychologists and seventeen biologists in Donald Dewsbury's collection provide a fascinating assortment of backgrounds and interests. Chosen by a panel of seven distinguished animal behaviorists, the men whose essays are collected here include two Nobel Prize winners and one Pulitzer Prize winner. All provide unique accounts of the development of the field written by its original leading practitioners.

512 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 1989

About the author

Donald Allen Dewsbury was an American comparative psychologist and historian of psychology. He was Professor of Psychology at the University of Florida. Much of his research focused on the history of psychology, particularly comparative and experimental psychology. He also conducted research on animal behavior, and served as president of the Animal Behavior Society, as well as of three divisions of the American Psychological Association. In 2017, he received a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association.