animal–human comparison

the use of information about nonhuman animal behavior to make generalizations about human behavior. Studies of animals are often specifically designed to provide explicit models for some aspect of human behavior, but studies of the diversity of behavior across different animal species can also be used to understand the origins of certain types of human behavior and to suggest alternative solutions to human problems. See comparative psychology.

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January 20th 2025

achromatic interval

in vision, the interval of light intensity between the amount required for detection of a monochromatic stimulus and the amount required to perceive the color of the stimulus.