num_pages: 632
description: Emphasizing concepts of adaptation, continuity, and development, Spencer attempted to found psychology on principles of evolutionary biology. In so doing he laid the groundwork for scientific functionalism, developmentalism, and the sensorimotor theory of cortical localization.
language: English
title: The Principles of Psychology
titlecomplete: The Principles of Psychology (Classics in Psychology)
genres: Psychology
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Thoemmes Press