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The section aims at publishing research exploring the psychological mechanisms underlying animal behavior. This section encompasses the theoretical, observational and empirical aspects of disciplines including animal learning, animal cognition, behavioral ecology, cognitive science, ethology, evolutionary biology, developmental psychology, endocrinology, neurobiology and behavioral genetics. Thus, topics of interest for this section include, but are not limited to, perception, attention, memory, learning, categorization, navigation, timing, number, communication, decision making and social cognition. Though comparing results across species, including humans, is encouraged, studies focusing on a single species are equally welcome.This Specialty Section emphasizes the explicit formulation of psychological processes and competitive testing of multiple theoretical models of these processes. Comparative Psychology is particularly interested in articles recognizing individual differences and investigating psychological mechanisms used in natural environments. To this end, we encourage authors to report individual subject results, use rigorous statistical techniques, and replicate results both within and between laboratories. In accordance with the mission of open access to the publication of scientific results, Comparative Psychology promotes open access to the process of science. To aid in replication and meta-analysis, we invite authors to archive methodological techniques (via videos, still images, or computer programs), data files, and data analysis code in online supplementary materials.
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Comparative Psychology welcomes submissions of the following article types: Book Review, Brief Research Report, Conceptual Analysis, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, General Commentary, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Review, Systematic Review and Technology and Code.
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