Apr 27, Herbert Spencer: Today in the History of Psychology (27th April 1820)

Herbert Spencer was born. A great thinker of his time and a true polymath, Spencer wrote widely on a range of topics including psychology. In 1855 he published 'Principles of Psychology,' a groundbreaking text in the early days of the discipline embraced by the likes of William James and John Dewey. Principles of Psychology was profoundly influential in establishing behavior analysis as a major area of study within psychology; as it was within this book that Spencer formulates the principle that behavior changes in adaptation to the environment. This key concept based on evolutionary selectionism would go on to influence the work of such luminaries as Edward Thorndike and B.F. Skinner. See following link to learn all about the history of psychology.History of Psychology
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