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Comparative psychology

rule that an animal's behaviour should not be explained by a higher psychological faculty if a lower one can account for it.

In comparative psychology, Morgan's canon refers to rule that an animal's behaviour should not be explained by a higher psychological faculty if a lower one can account for it. This meaning comes from Morgan (1894) in An introduction to comparative psychology.[1]

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Morgan, C. L. (1894). An introduction to comparative psychology. W. Scott. Open Library record

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