The environment is probably the most important thing in life. Animals need the environment more than anything. Why? It is because it affects their emotions and behavior. Without a good environment the animals would be a complete disaster. The animals' behavior is tested every day. This is called behaviorism, people called behaviorists test an animal's reactions to changes in their environment. Behaviorism is very important, so there are many key characteristics that behaviorists study and look for during these tests. The causes, functions, complete development and evolution of animals are researched (North Carolina Asso. 1). Behaviorists look for why an animal does what it does and how it does what it does. They investigate the relationship of animals to their physical environment and to their organisms. According to the author, “A language is a verbal environment with forms and remains of verbal behavior” (Skinner 1). This means that animals understand and comprehend more with common objects and shapes rather than with reading. Animals look for things they have seen before. The text states: “There are a multitude of different behavioral relationships with the world and it is meaningless to choose one as the correct goal for the real world” (Skinner 1). There are many things in this world that don't necessarily mean that we just have to learn from one thing that has always been there, there are a variety of different things. There can be many processes in the study of animal behavior, and sometimes a lot of dedication and time is needed. The author wrote: "...Processes that intervene between the predicted terminal behaviors and the antecedents used as the basis for the prediction" (Cher...... middle of the document ......ciation, n.d. Web. .Cherry, Kendra. "What is Psychology? - About.com Psychology." Np, nd Web. 8 May 2014. “Big Ideas in Personality: Theory and Research.” Big Ideas in Personality: Theory and Research. 8 May 2014. .