Emotions
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Animals Like Us
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Senior High (10-12)
- Subjects: Life Science
- Produced By: Village Distribution
- Year: 2004
- Country: France
- Language: English
- Running Time: 52m
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The study of animal behavior leaves little room for emotional-related explanations. Feelings in animals tend to be presented as functional explanations of behavior in a given situation. The notion of emotion has been completely overlooked, especially in the sixties, at the peak of animal experimentation, since it was easier to deny animal feelings like sadness or suffering, to guiltlessly carry out all sorts of tests. Recognizing the existence of animal feelings implies moral obligations. Things however are changing... and many scientists who study animal behavior are paying more and more attention to emotions. But how could it be otherwise? To better understand a behavior we need to compare it to an already seen already and understood situation. And what could better help us understand a specific behavior than our own experience, our own behavior and our own emotions.