evolutionary psychology
Every framework tagged “evolutionary psychology”, across sources and categories.
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Resource Preference Framework
Women prefer men with resources
Theory of Senescence
Understanding aging and mortality
Disease-Avoidance Hypothesis
Avoiding disease through disgust
Sources of Data for Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses Framework
Multiple Sources for Robust Findings
Genetic Method Framework
Use genetic data to test hypotheses
Physiological Method Framework
Assess physiological responses to test hypotheses
Cross-Cultural Method Framework
Test hypotheses across cultures
Evolved Psychological Mechanisms Framework
Understanding evolved psychological mechanisms
Domain-General Psychological Mechanisms Framework
General-purpose problem-solvers for novel problems
Domain-Specific Psychological Mechanisms Framework
Specialized mechanisms for specific problems
Instincts Framework
Understanding human instincts
Evolutionary Mismatches Framework
Understanding discrepancies between modern and ancestral environments
The Brain as Prediction MachineIn-depth
Your brain exists not to record the past but to predict the future.
Language Evolution Framework
The origins and functions of language
Adaptive Rationality Framework
Rationality in ancestral environments
Frequentist Hypothesis
Human reasoning mechanisms designed for frequency information
Problem-Solving Heuristics Framework
Heuristics for solving adaptive problems
Evolutionary Memory Framework
Memory as an adaptive tool
Evolutionary Attention Framework
Attention as an adaptive tool
Sociometer Theory Framework
Self-esteem as a status-tracking mechanism
Serotonin and Dominance Framework
Serotonin and dominance
Testosterone and Dominance Framework
T and dominance
Social Attention-Holding Theory
Understanding the role of social attention in shaping human behavior
Dominance Theory
Understanding social hierarchies
Status and Sexual Opportunity Framework
Status leads to sexual access
Service-for-Prestige Theory
Leaders provide services, followers provide prestige
Dominance Hierarchy Framework
Status and power in social groups
Dominance Hierarchy Theory
Emergence of dominance hierarchies
Sexual Jealousy Framework
The role of sexual jealousy in relationships
Mate Retention Framework
Strategies for keeping a mate
Sex Differences in Jealousy Framework
Evolutionary model of jealousy
Jealousy and Mate Retention Framework
Evolved strategies to retain a mate
Anti-Rape Defenses Framework
Evolved strategies to avoid rape
Mate Deprivation Hypothesis
Explaining rape as a result of mate deprivation
Nonadaptive By-Product Theory
Explaining rape as a nonadaptive by-product of other evolved mechanisms
Sexual Harassment Framework
Unwanted and unsolicited sexual attention
Sexual Withholding Framework
Women's strategy to preserve their ability to choose high-quality men
Commitment Skepticism Bias Framework
Women's tendency to underestimate men's commitment
Sexual Overperception Bias Framework
Men's tendency to overestimate women's sexual interest
Homicide Adaptation Theory
Understanding the evolution of homicide
Evolutionary Theory of Warfare
War as a means to gain reproductive resources
Sexual Jealousy and Intrasexual Rivalry Framework
Link between sexual jealousy and intrasexual rivalry
Status and Warriorship Framework
Link between status and warriorship
Young Male Syndrome Framework
Risk-taking and aggression in young men
Recalibration Theory of Anger
Anger as a strategy for resolving social conflicts
Infllict Costs on Intrasexual Rivals Framework
Infllicting costs on rivals
Defend Against Attack Framework
Defending against aggression
Aggression as a Means to Co-opt Resources Framework
Aggression to gain resources
Aggression as a Solution to Adaptive Problems Framework
Using aggression to co-opt resources
Cooperative Coalition Framework
Forming groups for mutual benefit