Baldwin Effect (Organic Evolution; Organic Selection)

Baldwin Effect (Organic Evolution; Organic Selection) (James Mark Baldwin, 1890s) – an evolutionary theory positing that the ability to learn new behaviors can influence evolutionary processes as Natural Selection favors traits that support advantageous learned behaviors



Please cite this article as:
Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2026). “Baldwin Effect (Organic Evolution; Organic Selection)” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.


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