evolutionary psychology
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Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| evolutionary psychology canonical | 6 |
| Darwinian psychology | 1 |
| evolutionary medicine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80714 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: evolutionary psychology Context triple: [Darwinism, influenced, evolutionary psychology]
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sociobiology
Sociobiology is a field of study that examines the biological and evolutionary basis of social behavior in animals, including humans.
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behavioral ecology
Behavioral ecology is a branch of biology that studies how animal behavior is shaped by ecological pressures and evolutionary processes to maximize survival and reproductive success.
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Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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Darwinism
Darwinism is the scientific theory of biological evolution by natural selection, explaining how species change over time through heritable variation and differential survival and reproduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: evolutionary psychology Target entity description: Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
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A.
sociobiology
Sociobiology is a field of study that examines the biological and evolutionary basis of social behavior in animals, including humans.
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B.
behavioral ecology
Behavioral ecology is a branch of biology that studies how animal behavior is shaped by ecological pressures and evolutionary processes to maximize survival and reproductive success.
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C.
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
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D.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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E.
Darwinism
Darwinism is the scientific theory of biological evolution by natural selection, explaining how species change over time through heritable variation and differential survival and reproduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
research program
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scientific discipline ⓘ subfield of psychology ⓘ theoretical framework ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Darwinian natural selection
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adaptationism ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ gene-centered view of evolution ⓘ inclusive fitness theory ⓘ sexual selection ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
human cognition contains domain-specific mechanisms shaped by natural selection
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many human psychological traits are evolved adaptations ⓘ ultimate evolutionary explanations complement proximate psychological explanations ⓘ understanding ancestral environments helps explain modern behavior ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
adaptationist just-so stories
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potential political and ethical implications ⓘ underestimating cultural and social influences ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
aggression
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cooperation ⓘ cultural phenomena ⓘ human behavior ⓘ human cognition ⓘ human emotion ⓘ human motivation ⓘ mating behavior ⓘ moral judgment ⓘ parenting behavior ⓘ personality ⓘ social behavior ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
David M. Buss
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John Tooby ⓘ Leda Cosmides ⓘ Margo Wilson ⓘ Martin Daly ⓘ Steven Pinker ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
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The Adapted Mind ⓘ The Blank Slate ⓘ |
| influences |
research on cooperation and altruism
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research on human mating strategies ⓘ research on jealousy and infidelity ⓘ research on language evolution ⓘ research on moral psychology ⓘ research on parental investment ⓘ research on risk-taking and aggression ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
anthropology
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behavioral ecology ⓘ behavioral genetics ⓘ cognitive psychology ⓘ social psychology ⓘ sociobiology ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
domain-specific cognitive mechanisms
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environment of evolutionary adaptedness ⓘ modularity of mind ⓘ proximate causes of behavior ⓘ psychological adaptation ⓘ ultimate causes of behavior ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
behavioral genetics
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comparative methods ⓘ computational modeling ⓘ cross-cultural studies ⓘ experimental psychology methods ⓘ hypothesis-driven research ⓘ survey research ⓘ |
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Subject: evolutionary psychology Description of subject: Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: evolutionary psychology
subject linked to:
"Darwin, Sex, and Status"
linked to: evolutionary psychology
subject linked to:
“Parental investment and sexual selection”