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A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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Animal Psychology

the study of mind as it is found in animals below man. It is sometimes called comparative psychology, although that term more probably belongs in the comparative study including man. The study is carried on in general by the observation of the behavior of animals under various conditions, in the study of their nervous structure, and in the interpretation of the facts derived in these studies as indicators of mind. ANIMAL WORSHIP. See RELIGION.

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