Lewis Petrinovich

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Lewis Petrinovich
Born(1930-06-12)June 12, 1930
DiedJuly 28, 2021(2021-07-28) (aged 91)
Alma mater University of Idaho, University of California, Berkeley
AwardsMember 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

Lewis Franklin Petrinovich (June 12, 1930 - July 28, 2021) [2] [3] was an American evolutionary psychologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Riverside. [4] [5] His work has included research on lefthandedness, [6] the potential evolutionary origins of cannibalism, [7] [8] and evolutionary ornithology. [9]

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. [5] [10]

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References

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