Lewis Petrinovich
Lewis Petrinovich | |
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| Born | June 12, 1930 |
| Died | July 28, 2021 (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho, University of California, Berkeley |
| Awards | Member of the California Academy of Sciences since 1982 |
| 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) was an American evolutionary psychologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Riverside. His work has included research on lefthandedness, the potential evolutionary origins of cannibalism, and evolutionary ornithology.