After The Animal Mind,textbooks on comparative psychology focused on ____.

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After The Animal Mind,textbooks on comparative psychology focused on ____.​

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The Animal Mind, written by Margaret Washburn, was a milestone in the field of comparative psychology that emphasized the importance of studying higher mental processes in animals. After this, textbooks on comparative psychology moved away from reflex behavior and respondent conditioning and focused on learning, particularly operant conditioning. Physiology also became an important area of study in understanding animal behavior, but it was not the main focus of textbooks on comparative psychology. Therefore, the best choice is D, learning.

After the Animal Mind,textbooks on Comparative Psychology Focused on ____