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Evolutionary psychology posits that human cognitive mechanisms were shaped by adaptive problems encountered during the Pleistocene {fact:1, fact:2}. Furthermore, the field argues that these mechanisms remain adapted to the Pleistocene environment because the majority of human evolutionary history occurred during that era {fact:3, fact:4}.
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Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 3 facts
claimEvolutionary Psychology focuses on adaptations that evolved in response to characteristically human adaptive problems faced by hunter-gatherers during the Pleistocene, such as choosing a mate, recognizing emotional expressions, acquiring language, distinguishing kin, detecting cheaters, and remembering the location of edible plants.
claimEvolutionary psychologists argue that natural selection is a slow process and there have not been enough generations since the Pleistocene for new cognitive mechanisms to evolve that are specifically adapted to post-agricultural industrial life.
claimEvolutionary psychologists argue that human psychological mechanisms are adapted to Pleistocene environments because the human species spent over 99% of its evolutionary history as hunter-gatherers in those conditions, rather than the brief period since the advent of agriculture or industrialization.
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimEvolutionary psychology proposes that most human psychological mechanisms are adapted to reproductive problems frequently encountered in Pleistocene environments, as most human adaptations evolved or were maintained by stabilizing selection during the Pleistocene.