Evolutionary thought in psychology
Subtitle: a brief history
By: Henry Plotkin.
Series: Blackwell brief histories of psychology ;; 2
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Evolutionary psychology -- History.
Description: "Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory, tracing the history of evolutionary thought in psychology in an accessible and lively fashion. The book focuses on the rise of evolutionary theories begun by Lamarck and Darwin and the creation of the science of psychology. Evolutionary thought's banishment in the early twentieth century by behaviorism and cultural anthropology is explained, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165) and index.