| Abstract: | Presents an obituary for John Paul Scott. In 1945, Scott was the founding head of the new Division of Behavior Studies in Bar Harbor, Maine. In addition, he was responsible for the formation of the Animal Behavior Society (ABS). In 1968, Scott was appointed regents professor of psychology at Bowling Green State University. This position allowed him to build a superb canine research facility and to cultivate the practical implications of his work through the Center for the Study of Social Behavior, which he established. Among the many books he wrote were Animal behavior (1958), Guide dogs for the blind (with C. J. Pfaffenberger; 1976), and The evolution of social systems (1989). He also published more than 230 articles. Scott was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Animal Behavior Society, the American Psychological Association, and the New York Zoological Society. He remained intellectually active until his death in 2000. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
