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so that he will not assume, for example, that an animal, like many in- 

 sects which have an instinctive impulse to cover up obstructions, is 

 showing great intelligence when it covers up a minute stream and thus 

 forms a bridge and crosses it; we must insist that he know the past 

 experience of the particular animal he is discussing so that he will not 

 confuse an associative memory with true intelligence ; we must insist 

 that he has no personal affection for the animal and thus wants to make 

 it "show up" well ; and lastly, we must insist that he do not let his de- 

 sire to tell a good story gloss over important details and leave out 

 others. 

 References : 



John Watson, "Behavior an Introduction to Comparative Psychol- 

 ogy-" 



M. F. Washburr, "The Animal Mind." 



S. J. Holmes, "1 he Evolution of Animal Intelligence." 

 Eric Wasmann, "Instinct and Intelligence." 



