environment of evolutionary adaptedness
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The environment of evolutionary adaptedness is a concept in evolutionary psychology referring to the ancestral conditions under which human psychological and biological traits were shaped by natural selection.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: environment of evolutionary adaptedness Context triple: [John Tooby, notableConcept, environment of evolutionary adaptedness]
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Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
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What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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The Major Features of Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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The Meaning of Evolution
The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
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The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: environment of evolutionary adaptedness Target entity description: The environment of evolutionary adaptedness is a concept in evolutionary psychology referring to the ancestral conditions under which human psychological and biological traits were shaped by natural selection.
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A.
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
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B.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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C.
The Major Features of Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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D.
The Meaning of Evolution
The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
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E.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in evolutionary psychology
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evolutionary biology concept ⓘ theoretical construct ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EEA ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
functional design of cognitive mechanisms
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why certain psychological traits are widespread ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Homo sapiens
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human biological traits ⓘ human psychological traits ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
cultural explanations alone
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current environment ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
human minds evolved to solve recurrent ancestral problems
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natural selection shaped adaptations in specific past environments ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
being difficult to test empirically
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overemphasis on Pleistocene savanna model ⓘ risk of just-so stories in evolutionary psychology ⓘ underestimating variability of ancestral environments ⓘ |
| describes |
ancestral conditions of human evolution
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selective environments shaping human traits ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | late 20th century evolutionary psychology ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
evolutionary biology
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evolutionary psychology ⓘ human behavioral ecology ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
difficult to reconstruct precisely
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focuses on selection pressures rather than geography ⓘ historical rather than current environment ⓘ not a single specific time or place ⓘ often associated with Pleistocene hunter-gatherer conditions ⓘ refers to a statistical composite of ancestral environments ⓘ used as heuristic rather than exact description ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
evolved mechanisms may be mismatched to current conditions
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modern environments may differ from ancestral ones ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Darwinian natural selection theory
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human ethology ⓘ sociobiology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
adaptation
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mismatch hypothesis ⓘ modular mind hypothesis ⓘ natural selection ⓘ proximate-ultimate distinction ⓘ ultimate explanations of behavior ⓘ |
| usedIn |
explanations of cooperation and altruism
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explanations of fear and threat detection ⓘ explanations of human mating behavior ⓘ explanations of kin-directed behavior ⓘ explanations of parenting strategies ⓘ explanations of social cognition ⓘ hypotheses about evolved psychological mechanisms ⓘ |
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