Evolutionary Thought in Psychology

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By Henry Plotkin

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ebook

ISBN

9781405113779

Series

Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology

Author

Henry Plotkin

Publisher

Wiley

Release

15 April 2008

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Psychology Nonfiction

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Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History traces the history of evolutionary thought in psychology in an accessible and lively fashion and examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.

  • First book to trace the history of evolutionary thinking in psychology from its beginnings to the present day in an accessible and lively fashion.
  • Focuses on the rise of evolutionary theories begun by Lamarck and Darwin and the creation of the science of psychology.
  • Explains evolutionary thought's banishment by behaviorism and cultural anthropology in the early 20th century, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology.
  • Examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.

    • Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9781405113779

    Series

    Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology

    Author

    Henry Plotkin

    Publisher

    Wiley

    Release

    15 April 2008

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    Subjects

    Psychology Nonfiction
    Evolutionary Thought in Psychology