The evolutionary psychology of mass mobilization: how disinformation and demagogues coordinate rather than manipulate.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.02.003
Abstract: Large-scale mobilization is often accompanied by the emergence of demagogic leaders and the circulation of unverified rumors, especially if the mobilization happens in support of violent or disruptive projects. In those circumstances, researchers and commentators… read more here.
Keywords: mass mobilization; evolutionary psychology; mobilization; psychology mass ... See more keywords
On the use of “life history theory” in evolutionary psychology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.02.001
Abstract: Abstract We critically review the use of the term “life history theory” in recent publications on evolutionary psychology, focusing on how the idea of a fast-slow continuum is deployed in that literature. We raise four… read more here.
Keywords: life history; evolutionary psychology; history theory; psychology ... See more keywords
The wolf will live with the lamb
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x16000637
Abstract: Abstract Maestripieri et al. pit evolutionary psychology against social psychological and economic perspectives in a winner-take-all empirical battle. In doing so, they risk positioning evolutionary psychology as an antagonistic subdisciplinary enterprise. We worry that such… read more here.
Keywords: live lamb; evolutionary psychology; psychology; wolf live ... See more keywords
The implications of the cultural evolution of heritability for evolutionary psychology
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21001618
Abstract: Abstract Uchiyama et al. provide a compelling analysis of cultural influences on estimates of the genetic contribution to psychological and behavioral traits. Their focus is on the relevance of their arguments for behavioral genetics and… read more here.
Keywords: cultural evolution; implications cultural; evolution heritability; evolutionary psychology ... See more keywords
Studying the evolution of cognition: Toward more methodological diversity in evolutionary psychology.
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DOI: 10.1037/ebs0000147
Abstract: In the introduction to The Adapted Mind, Cosmides, Tooby, and Barkow (1992) laid out two fundamental goals. First, they wanted to introduce the new field of evolutionary psychology to a larger scientific audience by showcasing… read more here.
Keywords: behavioral sciences; evolution; evolutionary psychology; biology ... See more keywords
Trust in online recommendations: an evolutionary psychology perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/02650487.2016.1239879
Abstract: Electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) is playing an increasingly important role in influencing consumer behavior, and it represents another opportunity for marketers to build support for their brands. This study explores how the gender of the reader… read more here.
Keywords: trust online; evolutionary psychology; online recommendations; recommendations evolutionary ... See more keywords
Consciousness reduced: The role of the ‘idiot’ in early evolutionary psychology
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DOI: 10.1177/0952695120911557
Abstract: A conception of the idiotic mind was used to substantiate late 19th-century theories of mental evolution. A new school of animal/comparative psychologists attempted from the 1870s to demonstrate that evolution was a mental as well… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; consciousness; idiot; evolutionary psychology ... See more keywords
Why Evolutionary Psychology Should Abandon Modularity
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DOI: 10.1177/1745691621997113
Abstract: A debate surrounding modularity—the notion that the mind may be exclusively composed of distinct systems or modules—has held philosophers and psychologists captive for nearly 40 years. Concern about this thesis—which has come to be known… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; modularity; approaching mind; evolutionary psychology ... See more keywords
Darwin Versus Wallace: Esthetic Evolution and Preferential Mate Choice
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.862385
Abstract: Dominant theorizing and research surrounding the operation of intersexual selection in evolutionary psychology tends to be guided by an adaptationist framework and aligned with models of sexual selection involving direct benefits (e.g., parental care) and… read more here.
Keywords: evolutionary psychology; versus wallace; darwin versus; sexual selection ... See more keywords