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Perilloux, Carin; Lewis, David M. G.; Goetz, Cari D.; Fleischman, Diana S.; Easton, Judith A.; Confer, Jaime C.; Buss, David M. – American Psychologist, 2010
Replies to comments on Evolutionary psychology: Controversies, questions, prospects, and limitations by Confer et al. The purpose of which was to clarify the logic of evolutionary psychology and clear up some of the more common misunderstandings about it. In this response, we address the key points raised by the commentators.
Descriptors: Evolution, Psychology, Individual Differences, Bias
Bjorklund, David F. – Child Development, 2018
In 1997, I argued that with the loss of Piaget's theory as an overarching guide, cognitive development had become disjointed and a new metatheory was needed to unify the field. I suggested developmental biology, particularly evolutionary theory, as a candidate. Here, I examine the increasing emphasis of biology in cognitive development research…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Piagetian Theory, Developmental Stages
Kanazawa, Satoshi – American Psychologist, 2010
This article seeks to unify two subfields of psychology that have hitherto stood separately: evolutionary psychology and intelligence research/differential psychology. I suggest that general intelligence may simultaneously be an evolved adaptation and an individual-difference variable. Tooby and Cosmides's (1990a) notion of random quantitative…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Personality Traits, Evolution, Biology
Smith, John A. – Policy Futures in Education, 2013
This article argues that Education Studies needs to develop its existing interdisciplinarity understanding of structures and agencies by giving greater attention to the modern process theories of self-organisation in the physical, biological, psychological and social sciences, sometimes given the umbrella term "complexity theory". The…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Systems Approach, Social Theories, Evolution
Fung, Annabella – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2016
I am a Chinese-Australian musician-educator of over three decades. In this autoethnography, I act as an agent of change by presenting my life as a social project. This assists understanding of a larger relational, communal and political world that moves us to critical engagement, social action and change. Evolutionary psychology asserts that…
Descriptors: Music Education, Ethnography, Musicians, Music Activities
Winegard, Benjamin; Bailey, Drew H.; Oxford, Jonathan; Geary, David C. – American Psychologist, 2010
Comments on Evolutionary psychology: Controversies, questions, prospects, and limitations by Confer et al. We applaud Confer et al.'s (February-March 2010) clarifications of the many misconceptions surrounding the use of evolutionary analyses in psychology. As they noted, such misunderstandings are common and result in a curious tendency of some…
Descriptors: Evolution, Psychologists, Psychology, Misconceptions
Penke, Lars; Borsboom, Denny; Johnson, Wendy; Kievit, Rogier A.; Ploeger, Annemie; Wicherts, Jelte M. – American Psychologist, 2011
This article shares the authors' comments on a record by Kanazawa. Evolutionary psychologists search for human universals, differential psychologists for variation around common human themes. So far, evolutionary psychology and differential psychology seem somewhat disparate and unconnected, although Kanazawa is certainly not the first to attempt…
Descriptors: Evolution, Individual Psychology, Theories, Intelligence
Nicholson, Michael; Xiao, Sarah Hong – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2010
This article locates consumer behavior analysis within the modern neo-Darwinian synthesis, seeking to establish an interface between the ultimate-level theorizing of human evolutionary psychology and the proximate level of inquiry typically favored by operant learning theorists. Following an initial overview of the central tenets of neo-Darwinism,…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Evolution, Psychology, Reinforcement
Buss, David M. – American Psychologist, 2009
Darwin envisioned a scientific revolution for psychology. His theories of natural and sexual selection identified two classes of struggles--the struggle for existence and the struggle for mates. The emergence of evolutionary psychology and related disciplines signals the fulfillment of Darwin's vision. Natural selection theory guides scientists to…
Descriptors: Evolution, Conflict, Psychology
Tate, Chuck; Ledbetter, Jay N. – American Psychologist, 2010
Comments on Evolutionary psychology: Controversies, questions, prospects, and limitations by Confer et al. They argued that SST cannot explain the existence of either homosexuality or suicide within the human species. We contend that a sufficiently nuanced evolutionary position has no difficulties explaining either phenomenon. Also in this…
Descriptors: Evolution, Homosexuality, Psychology, Models
Morris, J. Andrew; Urbanski, John; Hunt, Jason – Journal of Management Education, 2011
Research in both evolutionary economics and evolutionary psychology provides strong evidence that human behavior can be, and is, a complex mix of hedonism and altruism with a strong inclination toward cooperation under certain conditions. In this article, behavioral assumptions made in mainstream business theory are compared and contrasted with…
Descriptors: Evolution, Altruism, Cooperation, Psychology
Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas; Craig, Kenneth D.; Duck, Steve; Cano, Annmarie; Goubert, Liesbet; Jackson, Philip L.; Mogil, Jeffrey S.; Rainville, Pierre; Sullivan, Michael J. L.; de C. Williams, Amanda C.; Vervoort, Tine; Fitzgerald, Theresa Dever – Psychological Bulletin, 2011
We present a detailed framework for understanding the numerous and complicated interactions among psychological and social determinants of pain through examination of the process of pain communication. The focus is on an improved understanding of immediate dyadic transactions during painful events in the context of broader social phenomena.…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Pain, Guidelines, Interpersonal Communication
Dunn, Dana S., Ed.; Gurung, Regan A. R., Ed.; Naufel, Karen Z., Ed.; Wilson, Janie H., Ed. – APA Books, 2012
One of the hallmarks of a quality liberal arts education is providing undergraduates the opportunity to wrestle with controversial issues. Yet many teachers feel ill-equipped when it comes to broaching disagreeable topics, managing the resulting heated debates, or helping students to separate their personal feelings from scientific evidence. This…
Descriptors: Psychology, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Undergraduate Study, Critical Thinking
Tricot, André; Sweller, John – Educational Psychology Review, 2014
Domain-general cognitive knowledge has frequently been used to explain skill when domain-specific knowledge held in long-term memory may provide a better explanation. An emphasis on domain-general knowledge may be misplaced if domain-specific knowledge is the primary factor driving acquired intellectual skills. We trace the long history of…
Descriptors: Skills, Expertise, Long Term Memory, Cognitive Processes
Petersen, Jennifer L.; Hyde, Janet Shibley – Psychological Bulletin, 2010
In 1993 Oliver and Hyde conducted a meta-analysis on gender differences in sexuality. The current study updated that analysis with current research and methods. Evolutionary psychology, cognitive social learning theory, social structural theory, and the gender similarities hypothesis provided predictions about gender differences in sexuality. We…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Socialization, Ethnic Groups, Effect Size