WHAT PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS KNOW AND BELIEVE ABOUT DARWIN,CHARLES

204 introductory and 154 advanced students in psychology were asked ab out their knowledge of Charles Darwin and endorsement of belief statem ents about the status of evolutionary theory. Advanced students had hi gher scores than introductory students on three of six multiple-choice knowledge items and differed from them on all six statements of belie f as assessed by chi(2). Advanced students appear to know more about e volutionary theory but may be less inclined to endorse its relevancy t o psychology.