Cosmides and Tooby (1994) assert that the human mind lacks cognitive procedures dedicated to solving problems that would not have enhanced the survival or reproduction of Pleistocene hunter-gatherers, which explains why modern human performance on such tasks is poor and uneven.

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  Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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• human mind concept
• Leda Cosmides entity
• reproduction concept
• survival concept
• Pleistocene event