evolutionary psychology

noun

|Updated on: 27 May 2018

Definition of evolutionary psychology

: the study of human cognition and behavior with respect to their evolutionary origins

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evolutionary psychologist

noun

Recent Examples of evolutionary psychology from the Web

These findings jibe with the research of Robin Dunbar, a professor of evolutionary psychology at Oxford.

— teddy wayne, New York Times, "Are My Friends Really My Friends?," 12 May 2018
The book offers a summary of the basics of evolutionary theory and then moves on to address three additional topics: evolutionary psychology, the evolution of consciousness and the existence of free will.

— yonat shimron, Houston Chronicle, "Kenneth Miller finds good news in evolution," 22 Apr. 2018
Most scholars of evolutionary psychology reject Mr. MacDonald’s methods and conclusions.

— abraham miller, WSJ, "The Theory Behind That Charlottesville Slogan," 2 Apr. 2018
According to evolutionary psychology, our natural anxieties include social anxieties.

— robert wright, WSJ, "The Meditation Cure," 28 July 2017

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