Evolutionary thought in psychology [electronic resource] : a brief history / Henry Plotkin.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Blackwell brief histories of psychologyPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2004.Description: 176 pISBN:
  • 9780470775400 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 22
LOC classification:
  • BF698.95 .P575 2004
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405113786
Summary: Plotkin examines the complex & changing relations between psychology & evolutionary theory, including the banishment of evolutionary thought by behaviourism & cultural anthropology, & its subsequent rehabilitation through ethnology & sociobiology. This book traces 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 20th century by behaviorism and cultural anthropology is explained, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology. Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Plotkin examines the complex & changing relations between psychology & evolutionary theory, including the banishment of evolutionary thought by behaviourism & cultural anthropology, & its subsequent rehabilitation through ethnology & sociobiology. This book traces 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 20th century by behaviorism and cultural anthropology is explained, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology. Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.

Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405113786

Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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