L’origen de l’home: Darwin i la psicologia Authors Ester Desfilis Universitat de Lleida Keywords: psicologia, evolució de la ment, psicobiologia, psicologia evolucionista, teoria de la ment. Abstract The purpose of this article is to review the psychological evidence presented by Darwin in The Origin of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, as well as the complex reciprocal relationships between evolutionism and psychology. The theory of evolution by natural selection has been, is, and will be fundamental for psychology, since it allows us to better understand behavior and psychological processes in humans and other animals. The influence of the theory of evolution on psychology has been varied. On the one hand, the recognition of the similarities between humans and other animals due to biological continuity prompted experimental studies on the causal mechanisms of behavior, justifying the use of laboratory animals as models to study the basis of human psychological processes. On the other hand, the idea of continuity in the psychological capacities of all animals gave rise to animal psychology and comparative psychology, which study the similarities and differences between the psychological processes and behaviors of different species. The recent incorporation of the evolutionary perspective to the understanding of the design of the human mind by evolutionary psychology deserves a separate mention. Darwinian approaches to the study of human behavior are a source of considerable controversy and have given rise to conflicting positions ranging from euphoric acceptance to furious rejection.Keywords: psychology, mind evolution, psychobiology, evolutionary psychology, theory of mind. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Author Biography Ester Desfilis, Universitat de Lleida Departament de Medicina Experimental, Facultat d’Educació, Psicologia i Treball Social, Universitat de Lleida, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida), Downloads PDF (Català) Issue Vol. 71 (2021) Section Articles License The intellectual property of the articles belongs to the respective authors. At the time of submitting the articles to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, authors accept the following terms: — Authors assign to the SCB (a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, public communication (including communication through social networks) and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, in any form and medium, including digital platforms. The Publications Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse submitted articles and the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate. If the suggested changes are accepted by authors, they should re-submit the article with such changes. — Authors answer to the SCB for the authorship and originality of submitted articles. In other words, authors assure that submitted articles do not contain fragments of works by other authors or fragments of their own previously published works; that the content of articles is original, and that the copyright of third parties is not infringed upon. Authors accept this responsibility and undertake to hold harmless the SCB for any loss or damage resulting from non-compliance with this obligation. Furthermore, they should include a statement in articles submitted to the journal regarding their responsibility for the content of the articles. — Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles, and they should moreover ensure that images, videos, etc., have been created with the consent of the individuals appearing in them, and that material belonging to third parties is clearly identified and acknowledged as such within the text. Likewise, authors should provide the respective consents and authorisations to the SCB when submitting articles. — The SCB is exempt from any liability arising from the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors. In all cases, it undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, if necessary. — Unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, the contents published in the journal are subject to an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (by-nc-nd) license from Creative Commons, the full text of which may be consulted at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Therefore, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate articles as long as their authorship and publishing entity are acknowledged, and no commercial use is made of them nor derivative work produced from them. — The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of published articles.
