cognitive ethology

noun

1. a branch of ethology concerned with the influence of conscious awareness and intention on the behaviour of an animal

Example Sentences

This, the squishy and contentious realm of comparative psychology and cognitive ethology, asks such questions as: Do dogs experience jealousy?

From Washington Post

Yet research spanning the spectrum from cognitive ethology to neuroscience has made it clear that we have consistently underestimated animals’ mental complexity and pain sensitivity, and therefore the potential for harm.

From New York Times

His ideas sparked a scientific revolution and a new approach to studying animal minds, which he dubbed “cognitive ethology.”

From Time

Adapted and applied into cognitive ethology, an emotional Turing test would take a third-person approach to what has long been a first-person problem; it would increase objectivity in an otherwise subjective experience.

From Scientific American