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.
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- 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.
Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History
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.
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Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History
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Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781405113786 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 07/23/2004 |
Series: | Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology , #11 |
Pages: | 184 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.58(d) |
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