title: Giving up instincts in psychology -- or not?
abstract: In this paper I argue that while McDougall's theory of instincts is widely regarded as having been discarded by mid-1920's psychologists, it in fact continued to be influential in the work of some later psychologists. A case-study is presented which analyzes the development of E.C. Tolman's concept of "demand" (purpose, determining adjustment, instinct) out of McDougall's earlier notion of "instinct".
authors.forename: Uljana
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Feest
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003210:Concept Formation / Q000502:physiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007323:Instinct; D008603:Mental Health / Q000266:history; D009042:Motivation; D018187:Personal Construct Theory; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D011589:Psychology, Experimental / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D011593:Psychology, Social / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D035503:Sociobiology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D013782:Textbooks as Topic / Q000266:history