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Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in psychology that examines cognition and behavior from a modern evolutionary perspective. It seeks to identify human psychological adaptations with regards to the ancestral problems they evolved to solve.
Evolutionary psychology is the study of the ways in which the mind was shaped by pressures to survive and reproduce. Findings in this field often shed light on...
Evolutionary psychology is the study of how human behaviour, thought, and feeling are shaped by evolutionary biology. Learn about the origins, methods, and applications of this interdisciplinary field, and explore some examples of evolutionary explanations for social phenomena.
Feb 8, 2008 · Evolutionary psychology is one of many biologically informed approaches to the study of human behavior. Along with cognitive psychologists, evolutionary psychologists propose that much, if not all, of our behavior can be explained by appeal to internal psychological mechanisms.
Jun 17, 2024 · Evolutionary Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal which focuses on original, empirical research addressing human psychology guided by an evolutionary perspective. View full journal description
Dec 20, 2012 · Evolutionary psychology is the scientific study of the human mind as a product of evolution through natural selection (Barkow, Cosmides, and Tooby, 1992; Barrett, Dunbar, and Lycett, 2002; Buss, 2005).
Evolutionary psychology is an approach to psychology, in which knowledge and principles from evolutionary biology are put to use in research on the structure of the human mind. It is not an area of study, like vision, reasoning, or social behavior.
