"evolutionary psychology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} evolutionary psychology (uncountable)
  1. (psychology, evolutionary theory) 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. Wikipedia link: evolutionary psychology Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory, Psychology Translations (approach to psychology): evoluční psychologie [feminine] (Czech), ევოლუციური ფსიქოლოგია (evoluciuri psikologia) (Georgian), psicologia evolutiva [feminine] (Portuguese), psicologia evolucionária [feminine] (Portuguese)

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