Evolutionary Psychology

Francis Heylighen

Evolutionary Psychology

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Abstract

Evolutionary psychology (EP) is an approach to the study of the mind that is founded on Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. It assumes that our mental abilities, emotions and preferences are adapted specifically for solving problems of survival and reproduction in humanity's ancestral environment, and derives testable predictions from this assumption.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research
Editors	A. C. Michalos
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer
Pages	2058-2062
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-007-0753-5
ISBN (Print)	978-94-007-0752-8
Publication status	Published - 2014

Bibliographical note

A. C. Michalos

Keywords

evolution
psychology

Access to Document

http://pcp.vub.ac.be/Papers/EvolutionaryPsychology-QOL.pdf

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