Natural selection cannot select for behavior directly because behavior is not transmitted between generations; it can only select for the genes that code for the proximal cognitive mechanisms that produce behavior.

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  Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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• natural selection concept
• genes concept
• cognitive mechanisms concept