Debruine, L.M. (2009) Beyond `just-so stories': how evolutionary theories led to predictions that non-evolution-minded researchers would never dream of. Psychologist, 22(11), pp. 930-933.
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Abstract
In The Origin of Species Darwin (1859) wrote, `In the distant future I see open fields for far more important researches. Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by gradation.' However, critics of evolutionary psychology claim that the field consists entirely of `just-so stories'. Here, I discuss three examples of behaviours that may never have been investigated if they hadn't first been predicted by evolutionary theories. Contact l.debruine@abdn.ac.uk for a copy of this paper.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | DeBruine, Professor Lisa |
| Authors: | Debruine, L.M. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience |
| Journal Name: | Psychologist |
| ISSN: | 0952-8229 |
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