Darwin in the workplace: the Society’s Undergraduate Research Assistantship scheme

Citation

Roberts SC & Lycett JE (2009) Darwin in the workplace: the Society’s Undergraduate Research Assistantship scheme. The Psychologist, 22 (11), pp. 970-973. http://www.thepsychologist.org.uk/archive/archive_home.cfm?volumeID=22&editionID=181&ArticleID=1592

Abstract
First paragraph: As described elsewhere in this issue, a Darwinian approach to psychology aims to understand human behaviour in light of evolutionary theory with its focus on past (and continuing) selection and adaptation. As a conceptual framework, it has proved extremely successful in describing patterns and variation in phenomena as wide-ranging as cooperation within groups, how we choose mates, how and why parents subtly treat their children differently, rules governing marriage and inheritance patterns, economic decision-making, religiosity and cultural change. Few would deny that evolutionary insight is at least a necessary component for a complete understanding of human behaviour, and perhaps unsurprisingly, evolutionary psychology now features in many undergraduate courses.

Journal
The Psychologist: Volume 22, Issue 11