The environment is probably the most important thing in life. Animals need the environment more than anything. Why then? This is because it affects their emotions and behavior. Without a good environment, animals would be in a state of total disorder. Animal behavior is tested daily. This is called behaviorism. People called behaviorists test an animal's reactions to changes in its environment. Behaviorism is very important and behaviorists study and look for many key characteristics in these tests. They research the causes, functions, complete development and evolution of animals (North Carolina Asso. 1). Behaviorists look at why an animal does what it does and how it does what it does. They study the relationship of animals with their physical environment as well as with their organisms. According to the author, “A language is a verbal environment with forms and supports of verbal behavior” (Skinner 1). This means that animals comprehend and comprehend more with common objects and shapes rather than with reading. Animals look for things they have seen before. In the text it is stated: “There are a multitude of different behavioral relationships with the world and it makes no sense to choose one as the correct goal in relation to the real world” (Skinner 1). There are a lot of things in this world that don't necessarily mean we just have to learn from one thing that's always been there, there are a variety of different things. There can be many processes in the study of animal behavior, and sometimes it takes a lot of dedication and time. The author wrote: “…Processes that intervene between the predicted terminal behaviors and the antecedents used as a basis for the prediction” (Cher...... middle of article ......ciation, nd Web. .Cherry, Kendra. “What is Psychology? - About.com Psychology” 2014 about.com, January 8, 2014. .Snowdon, Charles “California State University, Northridge.” Animal Behavior Society, nd Web. May 8, 2014. .Skinner, BF. On Behaviorism [1st ed. New York: Knopf; distributed by Random House], 1974. “What Role Does the Null Hypothesis Really Play? in. scientific..." . Np, nd Web. May 8, 2014. . "Big Ideas in Personality - Theory and Research " Big Ideas in Personality - Theory and Research. Np, nd Web. May 8. 2014. .