In Evolutionary Psychology, cognitive mechanisms are considered adaptations, which are traits present today because they helped ancestors solve recurrent adaptive problems in the past.

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  Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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• evolutionary psychology concept
• cognitive mechanisms concept
• adaptations concept