Examples of Darwin in the following topics:
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- Charles Darwin was central in the development of comparative psychology; in fact, the field is often separated into pre- and post-Darwin phases because his contributions were so influential.
- Darwin's theory led to several hypotheses, one being that the factors that set humans apart—such as higher mental, moral, and spiritual faculties—could be accounted for by evolutionary principles.
- George John Romanes was also highly influential in the development of comparative psychology; following Darwin's work, he set out to prove that animals had a “rudimentary human mind.”
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- Evolutionary psychology stems from Charles Darwin's theories of evolution, adaptation, and natural selection.
- Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection has been highly influential in the field of evolutionary psychology.
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- Francis Galton, influenced by his half-cousin Charles Darwin, was the first to propose a theory of intelligence.