evolutionary psychology

English

Noun

evolutionary psychology (uncountable)

(psychology, evolutionary theory) 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.

Translations

approach to psychology

Czech: evoluční psychologie f
Georgian: ევოლუციური ფსიქოლოგია (evoluciuri psikologia)
Portuguese: psicologia evolutiva f, psicologia evolucionária f

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