Sentences with phrase «evolutionary psychology theory»

Beginning in the early 1990s, much of the emphasis in evolutionary psychology theory and research turned to explaining sexuality differences within genders.

I'd like to respond to your report on the creation of a mathematical model that supports my evolutionary psychology theory...

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Hartshorne had more than a passing acquaintance with science, and with biology and evolutionary theory in particular — I have already mentioned his work in the psychology of sensation and on the aesthetics of bird song.

It could lead to a more Whiteheadian biology and evolutionary theory, and to a more Whiteheadian approach to human psychology including physiological psychology.

His research methods included evolutionary biology, developmental psychology, cognitive science, control systems theory and ethology.

And if my book can have any positive effect I would hope it would be to prompt people to think about alternative hypotheses and different ways in which evolutionary theory might inform psychology.

Recently, the doubts and questions plaguing the theory of evolutionary psychology have boiled up to the mainstream press.

Subjects in the issue include the importance of natural selection, the sources of genetic variability, human evolution's past and future, pop evolutionary psychology, everyday applications of evolutionary theory, the science of the game Spore, and the ongoing threat to science education posed by creationist activists.

According to Helen Fisher and other proponents of evolutionary psychology, the theory of evolution helps them address questions like «What is love?»

Rejecting dichotomous views of development, Goldhaber suggests that a synthesis of evolutionary psychology and developmental systems theory will resolve long - standing debates.

I am trained as a psychologist, and I think of all human issues in terms of psychology, neuroscience, genetics, and evolutionary theory.

The theory of evolutionary psychology suggests a distinction between two decision - making mechanisms, which Jones refers to as «System 1 and System 2.»

However, the theoretical aspects of this therapy — such as evolutionary psychology, attachment theory, and affective neuroscience — can make CFT difficult to grasp.

He approaches these interests from a number of theoretical angles including social exchange, attachment, evolutionary psychology, motivation, probability, and theories of social cognition.

In fact, when I teach about evolutionary psychology in college courses, I make sure to cover these alternative explanations and viewpoints (e.g., Alice Eagly's Social Role Theory).

Second, you point out the social structural critique of evolutionary psychology, which I feel is a perfectly valid criticism of the theory and something that should not be dismissed.

Therefore, social structural theory perhaps provides a better explanation than evolutionary psychology for sex differences in jealousy.

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Keywords: evolutionary psychology, life history theory, unpredictability, reproductive strategies