Development of animal behavior in ontogenesis as a result of their interaction with the environmentстатья
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Аннотация:Peculiarities of the process of ontogenesis are seldom taken into account while studying behavior and cognitive abilities of higher animals within the framework of the comparative paradigm. However specificity of interaction of an individual with the environment, above all with the mother and other members of the group at different stages of ontogenesis, determines to a great extent their behavioral profiles, potential for solving various tasks and boundaries for flexibility of behavior. In the light of contemporary views on development of behavior as a function of interaction of an individual with the environment, the question arises on how far we can go in establishing similarities between psychological processes in animals and humans. Discussions on potential and limitations of mental abilities of higher vertebrates may be a reflection of specificity of ontogenesis of individuals under discussion.