evolutionary psychology
noun
: the study of human cognition and behavior with respect to their evolutionary origins
evolutionary psychologist
noun
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The explanation begins not in the technology, but in evolutionary psychology.
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
His work can be understood as a bridge between evolutionary psychology and modern neuroscience.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
But amid the rise of second-wave feminism and the gay-liberation movement, the champions of sociobiology and its successor field, evolutionary psychology, focused more and more on arguing that differences between men and women were, in fact, rooted in biology, not just social conditioning.
—Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Social olfactory research largely stems from evolutionary psychology, specifically the work of Swiss biologist Claus Wedekind in 1995.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
His work can be understood as a bridge between evolutionary psychology and modern neuroscience.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
But amid the rise of second-wave feminism and the gay-liberation movement, the champions of sociobiology and its successor field, evolutionary psychology, focused more and more on arguing that differences between men and women were, in fact, rooted in biology, not just social conditioning.
—Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Social olfactory research largely stems from evolutionary psychology, specifically the work of Swiss biologist Claus Wedekind in 1995.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Evolutionary psychology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evolutionary%20psychology. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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