2002
DOI: 10.4324/9780203470640
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Evolutionary Explanations of Human Behaviour

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“…Contemporary textbooks of evolutionary psychology -e.g. Bridgeman (2003), Buss (2004), Cartwright (2000), Clamp (2001), Gaulin and McBurney (2004), Palmer and Palmer (2002), Workman and Reader (2004) -emphasize the adaptive function, fitness value, complexity and nativistic nature of psychological adaptations. Still, I do not wish to say that 'instinct' and 'adaptation' are equivalent terms.…”
Section: Instincts and Psychological Adaptationsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Contemporary textbooks of evolutionary psychology -e.g. Bridgeman (2003), Buss (2004), Cartwright (2000), Clamp (2001), Gaulin and McBurney (2004), Palmer and Palmer (2002), Workman and Reader (2004) -emphasize the adaptive function, fitness value, complexity and nativistic nature of psychological adaptations. Still, I do not wish to say that 'instinct' and 'adaptation' are equivalent terms.…”
Section: Instincts and Psychological Adaptationsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…A capacidade expandida do sensorial olfatório, baseada em feromonas nos organismos mais simples, melhorou a possibilidade de sobrevivência do indivíduo. O animal aprendeu a discriminar alimento comestível do tóxico, avaliar melhor presa de predador, e consequentemente a tomada de decisão frente a situações, do que comer ou evitar (CARTWRIGHT, 2001).…”
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“…This is adaptive behaviour if it enables me to deal with a genuine threat, but maladaptive if it is out of proportion to the danger. 10 I cannot out-run a dog, and attempting to do so only increases the chance that it will treat me as its prey. Furthermore, fear of dogs leads me to respond to what is in fact nonthreatening behaviour, such as tail-wagging and licking, as if it were a threat.…”
Section: The Proper Function Of Evolutionary Psychologymentioning
confidence: 99%