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evolutionary psychology

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, that is, as the functional products of natural selection.

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Examples

“You’ll have⟳ to forgive⟳ this exceptionally long post⟳ here, but for many critics of (and in) the manosphere of evolutionary psychology the following post⟳ articulates things better than I could.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

evolutionary stable strategy evolutionary taxonomist evolutionary theory evolutionary trap Evolutionism Evolutionist

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