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...

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Main Author: Plotkin, H. C. (Henry C.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., ©2004.
Series:Blackwell brief histories of psychology ; 2.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 169 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165) and index.
ISBN:9780470773840
0470773847
9780470775400
0470775408
9781405113786
1405113782