17. The author is primarily concerned with
demonstrating the usefulness of ethology in discovering the behavioral limits within which humans operate
objecting to the degradation of humanity implicit in the ethologists equation of humans and animals
pointing out the dangers inherent in comparing highly dissimilar species, such as humans and cormorants, rather than similar ones, such as humans and apes
refuting the idea that the appeasement rituals in human cultural behavior can be profitably subjected to ethological analysis
arguing that the ethologists assumption that human behavior can be straightforwardly compared with animal behavior is invalid
18. The author believes that gift-giving in humans
is instinctive behavior
is analogous to appeasement rituals in other animals
is not an appropriate subject of study for ethologists
must be considered within its social context to be properly understood
may be a cultural remnant of behavior originally designed to inhibit attack
19. The author s attitude toward contemporary ethologists can best be described as
puzzled
conciliatory
defensive
amused
disparaging
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