Wilson, David Sloan, Van Vugt, Mark, O'Gorman, Rick (2008) Multilevel selection theory and major evolutionary transitions: Implications for Psychological Science. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17 (1). pp. 6-9. ISSN 0963-7214. (doi:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00538.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:4586)
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| Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00538.x |
Abstract
The concept of a group as comparable to a single organism has had a long and turbulent history. Currently, methodological individualism dominates in many areas of psychology and evolution, but natural selection is now known to operate at multiple levels of the biological hierarchy. When between-group selection dominates within-group selection, a major evolutionary transition occurs and the group becomes a new, higher-level organism. It is likely that human evolution represents a major transition, and this has wide-ranging implications for the psychological study of group behavior, cognition, and culture.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00538.x |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | group selection; human evolution; multilevel selection theory; group psychology; culture |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | C.A. Simms |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2008 12:10 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 09:36 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4586 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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