El comportamiento criminal desde un punto de vista evolucionista

  • José García Universidad Católica (Paraguay)
Palabras clave: Crimen, Homicidio, Criminología, Psicología evolutiva

Resumen

Las teorías sobre las causas del comportamiento criminal y sus variantes fascinaron la atención de los investigadores, al menos desde mediados del siglo XVIII. En nuestros días, la psicología evolucionista produjo algunos aportes importantes para entender los crímenes y homicidios como formas de adaptación humana a los desafíos generados en situaciones ambientales específicas, a través de lo que se denomina mecanismos psicológicos evolucionados. Este artículo examina brevemente los antecedentes históricos del estudio biológico del comportamiento criminal y los desarrollos actuales surgidos en la psicología evolucionista. El enfoque es teórico, con una revisión de las fuentes publicadas más relevantes.

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Biografía del autor/a

José García, Universidad Católica (Paraguay)
Psicólogo y profesor de la Universidad Católica y la Universidad Autónoma del Paraguay, en Asunción. Director de la revista Psicología Básica y Aplicada (Paraguay). Integrante del Comité Editorial de la Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología (Colombia) y Cuadernos de Neuropsicología (Chile), y del Comité Evaluador del Anuario de Investigaciones (Argentina). Miembro de la Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología (SIP), la International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) y la Association for Psychological Science (APS). Sus principales áreas de investigación son la historia de la psicología en el Paraguay, la psicología evolucionista y la psicología política.

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2015-01-18
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García, J. (2015). El comportamiento criminal desde un punto de vista evolucionista. Persona, 18(018), 27-46. https://doi.org/10.26439/persona2015.n018.497
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