ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2005, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (6): 847-855.

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Evolutionary Psychology’ Way of Thinking and Its Implications

Ye Haosheng   

  1. Institute of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
  • Received:2005-05-09 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2005-11-15 Published:2005-11-15
  • Contact: Ye Haosheng

Abstract: Evolutionary of psychology is a new movement in Western psychology. From the angle of evolutionary theory, evolutionary psychology is the application of the principles of evolutionary biology to the understanding of the origin and design of mind. It seeks to explain the structure and function of human mind with the view of Genetics and oppose the view hold by empiricists that human mind resembles a blank slate. There are, however, serious weaknesses in methodology of evolutionary psychology, and its hereditism has been criticized by many psychologists

Key words: evolutionary psychology, sociobiology, evolution theory, psychological mechanism hereditism

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