title: Variation and selection: The evolutionary analogy and the convergence of cognitive and behavioral psychology.
abstract: The empirical and theoretical work of both operant and cognitive researchers has increasingly appealed to evolutionary concepts. In particular, both traditional operant studies of extinction-induced behavior and cognitive investigations of creativity and problem solving converge on the fundamental evolutionary principles of variation and selection. These contemporary developments and their implications for the alleged preparadigmatic status of psychology are discussed.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Toth