Psychological tests that demonstrate the existence of cognitive mechanisms in Homo sapiens do not prove that those traits are adaptations, as the traits could alternatively be exaptations or spandrels.

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  Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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• cognitive mechanisms concept
• Homo sapiens concept
• adaptations concept