Monday, 23 January 2012

Win a BPS-approved textbook on evolutionary psychology

This competition is now closed. The answer was Herbert Spencer. 

We've got two copies of Evolutionary Psychology: A Critical Introduction by Dr Viren Swami to give away, kindly donated to us by Wiley-Blackwell.

For your chance to win, answer the following question: Who first coined the phrase "Survival of the fittest"?

Post the answer to us on Twitter (mention @researchdigest and use the hashtag #Swamicomp) or post the answer as a comment to this post (if you use the comment option, please provide a way for us to contact you).

At the end of the week, we'll pick randomly one correct answer from all entries on Twitter and one correct answer from the comments section of this blog post. 

Good luck! 

56 comments:

  1. Herbert Spencer

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  2. Herbert Spencer.

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  3. Herbert Spencer.

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  4. Herbert Spencer!

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  5. Herbert Spencer

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  6. Herbert Spencer

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  7. Herbert Spencer
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  8. Herbert Spencer of course!!

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  9. Herbert Spencer

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  10. Herbert Spencer!
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  11. Herbert Spencer
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  12. Herbert Spencer

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  13. H E R B E R T
    S P E N C E R

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    Wish me good luck, Mr Spencer!

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  14. Herbert Spencer

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  15. Herbert Spencer

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  16. Herbert Spencer

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    Thanks.

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  17. Herbert Spencer

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  18. Herbert Spencer

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  19. Herbert Spencer

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  20. Herbert Spencer.

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  21. Herbert Spencer
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  22. Herbert Spencer

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  23. Herbert Spencer

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  24. Herbert Spencer after reading On the Origin of Species.

    Tks

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  25. Herbert Spencer :)

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  26. Herbert Spencer

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  27. Herbert Spencer

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  28. Herbert Spencer

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  29. Herbert Spencer

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  30. Charles Darwin is the answer.
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  31. Herbert Spencer :)

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  32. Herbert Spencer

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  33. Herbert Spencer

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  34. Herbert Spencer

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    twitter: @djryan

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  35. The first to use "Survival of the fittest" was Wallace.

    Francisco Di Biase
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  36. Heather ShawcrossJan 24, 2012 08:10 AM

    Herbert Spencer

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  37. Arnulfo ValenciaJan 24, 2012 02:28 PM

    HERBERT SPENCER


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  38. Herbet Spencer

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  39. Herbert Spencer

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  40. Herbert Spencer

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  41. Herbert Spencer


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  42. Herbert Spencer

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  43. Herbert Spencer
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  44. Herbert Spencer

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  45. Herbert Spencer

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  46. Ima say i don't know, Herbert Spencer may have been the first documented person, But as with all things, how do we know someone else didnt coin it first. Someone unknown for example. :D

    (i just want to be different haha)

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  47. a certain Mr Herbert Spencer

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  48. Herbert Spencer
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  49. Mr Herbert Spencer
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  50. Herbert Spencer
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  51. I'm just about to pick the winner

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  52. The winner is Damien - congrats, I'll be in touch with how to claim your prize.

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