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Published on: 2006-08-11
Released on: 2006-08-11
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In The Genesis of Animal Play, Gordon Burghardt examines the origins and evolution of play in humans and animals. He asks what play might mean in our understanding of evolution, the brain, behavioral organization, and psychology. Is play essential to development Is it the driving force behind human and animal behavior What is the proper place for the study of play in the cognitive, behavioral, and biological sciencesThe engaging nature of play -- who does not enjoy watching a kitten attack a ball of yarn -- has made it difficult to study. Some scholars have called play undefinable, nonexistent, or a mystery outside the realm of scientific analysis. Using the comparative perspectives of ethology and psychology, The Genesis of Animal Play goes further than other studies in reviewing the evidence of play throughout the animal kingdom, from human babies to animals not usually considered playful. Burghardt finds that although playfulness may have been essential to the origin of much that we consider distinctive in human (and mammalian) behavior, it only develops through a specific set of interactions among developmental, evolutionary, ecological, and physiological processes. Furthermore, play is not always beneficial or adaptive.Part I offers a detailed discussion of play in placental mammals (including children) and develops an integrative framework called surplus resource theory. The most fascinating and most controversial sections of the book, perhaps, are in the seven chapters in part II in which Burghardt presents evidence of playfulness in such unexpected groups of animals as kangaroos, birds, lizards, and "Fish That Leap, Juggle, and Tease." Burghardt concludes by considering the implications of the diversity of play for future research, and suggests that understanding the origin and development of play can shape our view of society and its accomplishments through history. The History of Hypnosis The history of hypnosis is full of contradictions. On the one hand a history of hypnosis is a bit like a history of breathing. Like breathing hypnosis is an ... Nucor Building Systems - Pre Engineered Steel Buildings Nucor Building Systems is a leading manufacturer of custom pre-engineered metal building systems with over 1000 Authorized Builders across North America. Today's Stock Market News and Analysis - Nasdaq.com Please note that once you make your selection it will apply to all future visits to NASDAQ.com. If at any time you are interested in reverting to our default ... Wellington Laboratories Standards for Environmental ... Wellington Laboratories Inc. offers a variety of native and mass-labelled reference standards for legacy environmental contaminants such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p ... Welcome to Bruno's Marketplace - the Gourmet Flavors of ... Bruno's Marketplace offers gourmet food products from Northern California including Bruno's Wax Peppers Sierra Nevada Chileno Peppers Waterloo BBQ Sauce Bruno's ... Play Gravitee Wars Game Free Airplane Games Online The war is coming to you. Play Free Online Aircraft and Helicopter War games from the First World War to onwards. Explore International News Latest World News Videos & Photos ... Yahoo!-ABC News Network 2017 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved. PicoTrace .de PicoTrace is a spin-off company founded by members of the Faculty of Geosciences of the University of Gttingen Germany. Our University has a well known tradition ... Business News Personal Finance and Money News - ABC News Find the latest business news on Wall Street jobs and the economy the housing market personal finance and money investments and much more on ABC News Autoblog Sitemap - Autoblog - We Obsessively Cover the ... Autoblog Alerts Want to get notified as soon as we write about the topics you're interested in? Click here to sign in and then look for the around the site to ...
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