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Evolutionary psychology explicitly investigates language as a research topic [1] and proposes that humans acquire it through an evolved program [2]. Furthermore, scholars in the field debate whether language functions as an evolutionary adaptation [3], acknowledging that current hypotheses regarding its selective development remain speculative [4].
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Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimEvolutionary psychologists believe that humans learn language along an evolved program that includes critical periods.
perspectiveW. Tecumseh Fitch criticizes certain strands of evolutionary psychology for promoting a pan-adaptationist view of evolution and considers the question posed by Steven Pinker and Paul Bloom regarding whether language evolved as an adaptation to be misleading.
claimEvolutionary psychologists acknowledge that hypotheses regarding the adaptive functions of language are speculative and require further evidence to understand how language might have been selectively adapted.
Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimEvolutionary psychology research covers diverse topics including language, morality, emotions, parental investment, homicide, social coercion, rape, psychopathologies, landscape preferences, spatial abilities, and pregnancy sickness.