Lewis Petrinovich

Lewis Petrinovich
Born (1930-06-12) June 12, 1930
Alma mater University of Idaho, University of California, Berkeley
Awards Member of the California Academy of Sciences since 1982[1]
Scientific career
Fields Evolutionary psychology
Institutions University of California, Riverside
Thesis The Effect of Strychnine Sulphate on Discrimination Learning in Rats (1962)
Doctoral students Aurelio Jose Figueredo
Influences Egon Brunswik,[2] David Krech[3]

Lewis Franklin Petrinovich (born June 12, 1930)[4] is an American evolutionary psychologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Riverside.[5][6] His work has included research on lefthandedness,[7] the potential evolutionary origins of cannibalism,[8][9] and evolutionary ornithology.[10]

Education

Petrinovich received his bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho in 1952 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962.[6][11]

References

  1. ↑ (System), University of California (1982). University Bulletin: A Weekly Bulletin for the Staff of the University of California. Office of Official Publications, University of California. p. 122.
  2. ↑ Hammond, Kenneth Robert; Wascoe, Nancy E. (1980). Realizations of Brunswik's Representative Design. Jossey-Bass. p. 93.
  3. ↑ Lusk, Barbara (2013-05-01). "Building a 'better' brain". Monitor on Psychology. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Lewis Petrinovich". LC Linked Data Service. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Lewis Petrinovich". MIT Press. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  6. 1 2 Berkeley, University of California (1962). Commencement Programme. p. 63.
  7. ↑ Mastrangelo, Joseph P. (1977-08-13). "Sticking Up for Lefties' Rights". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  8. ↑ Bering, Jesse (2010-12-16). "Bite Me". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  9. ↑ Strauss, Mark (2014-08-04). "How Does Evolution Explain Human Cannibalism?". io9. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  10. ↑ Singer, Peter (2003-05-15). "Animal Liberation at 30". The New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  11. ↑ The Effect of Strychnine Sulphate on Discrimination Learning in Rats. University of California, Berkeley. 1962.
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