Do You want to Know About Comparative Psychology? How & Where Comparative psychologists work?

All these types of Questions are arising in Your mind about Comparative Psychology.

Today, I am going to tell You about Comparative Psychology and I hope I will clear Your all queries related to Comparative Psychologists.

What is Comparative Psychology?.

Comparative means, as it shows from the name itself. Comparing any two things is called Comparative Psychology.

So here You will study human behaviour and animal behaviour as compared.

It is considered to be different from animals due to the behaviour of humans.

Psychologists research what makes Human behaviour different from animals.

Animals are loyal compared to Human beings.

Opportunities are wide because You can work in a zoo where You will have to know about animal behaviour.

This will work as an experience for a Psychologist. Many of you will start as a freelancer with their own scheduled life as they studied with self.

Employment in the research team of laboratory and in university campus also, It will also increase your knowledge and Experience.

What Comparative psychologists actually do?

Comparative Psychologist also has to work on Communication, Social and sensory level of different animal groups.

They have to apply all the research on animal behaviour and human behaviour for their well being.

Most of the Psychologists will come into the teaching field for the benefits of the new generation.

How to Become a Comparative Psychologist?

In all fields of Psychology, You need knowledge and experience.

To become a Comparative Psychologist you need to have educations and experience on animal and human behaviour study.

A bachelor degree of Psychologist and degree of a doctorate is enough to become a comparative psychologist but you have personal experience of employment before opening Your personal clinic.

Most of the colleges and universities do not have a degree of Comparative Psychologist, So You will have to do research to become a Comparative Psychology.

Some Colleges and Universities offers Comparative Psychology Courses

In a Survey of 2014, I learned about the Undergraduate courses in 650 academic institutes.

Only 82 Courses in India offer an undergraduate course in Comparative Psychology.

This number of institutes is only estimated in a Survey because we can not exactly determine the number of colleges and institutes who taught Comparative Psychology.

Although, these two Programmes “Psychology Career Centre” and “Western Washington University” will provide a facility of Comparative Psychology.

Salary of a Comparative Psychologist

According to foreign countries, the Salary of a Comparative Psychologist is very high because there You will find low competition in this particular psychological field.

In India comparing with foreign countries salary is very low, According to a Survey, average salary per year is the following:

Final Words:

Thorndike's work with cats, Pavlov's work with dogs, and Skinner's work with pigeons are just some of the examples of comparative psychology in which behavioural study of animals can provide insights into human behaviour.

you can pursue study in this field.