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The Evolutionary Psychology FAQ Last updated September 8, 2004. This FAQ is written and maintained by Edward Hagen , formerly of the Center for Evolutionary Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, and now at the Institute for Theoretical Biology in Berlin.
Evolutionary Psychology FAQ
Evolutionary psychology ( EP ) is an approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological traits such as memory , perception , and language from a modern evolutionary perspective .
Evolutionary psychology
The Emergence of Evolutionary Psychology: The Cognitive Revolution Promotes Study of Evolution and Psychology
Edward Wilson’s theory of sociobiology brought the concept of genetic heritability of behavioral traits back to the fore. In its early days, evolutionary psychology borrowed heavily from sociobiological ideas. The 1999 book Sex and death: An introduction to philosophy of biology called evolutionary psychology “the modern descendant of sociobiology.” While evolutionary psychology owes much of its development to sociobiology, it was also shaped by shifting trends in the field of psychology.