evolutionary psychology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, that is, as the functional products of natural selection.

Word forms

evolutionary psychology

Synonyms

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