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Evolutionary Theory and the Ultimate-Proximate Distinction in the Human Behavioral Sciences
- Abstract:
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To properly understand behavior, we must obtain both ultimate and proximate explanations. Put briefly, ultimate explanations are concerned with why a behavior exists, and proximate explanations are concerned with how it works. These two types of explanation are complementary and the distinction is critical to evolutionary explanation. We are concerned that they have become conflated in some areas of the evolutionary literature on human behavior. This article brings attention to these issues. ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 38-47
- Publication date:
- 2011-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1745-6924
- ISSN:
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1745-6916
- Source identifiers:
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211173
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:211173
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- pubs:211173
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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