A leading developmental psychologist proposes an evolutionary pathway to human
psychological agency. Nature cannot build organisms biologically prepared for every …

'Gaining control'tells the story of how human behavioral capacities evolved from those of
other animal species. Exploring what is known about the psychological capacities of other …

Humans spontaneously attribute to nonhuman animals mental states similar to their own,
such as desires and beliefs. Nevertheless, it has been commonplace, grounded in Western …

When I® rst encountered the term``evolutionary psychology,''I thought it referred to the study
of how mind and behavior have evolved. But I was mistaken. In the last decade, evolutionary …

Based merely on the scents of shirts worn recently by unknown men, women can, to a
significant degree, assess the men's physical attractiveness—but only while ovulating. When …

In this chapter, we highlight an integrative perspective, building on the work of many recent
scientists, which synthesizes current perspectives with the recognition that the behavior …

From the process of organic evolution to the analysis of insect societies as self-organizing
systems, biology is full of awe-inspiring examples of complexity arising from simplicity. Yet in …

Psychological science is currently in conceptual disarray, characterized by unconnected
mini-theories and isolated empirical findings. We lack a theory of the functional properties of …

The theory of evolution by natural selection has implications for understanding the design of
the human mind, and Darwin himself was the first to see this. During the 20th century, many …

This paper integrates concepts from evolutionary and embodied approaches to psychology
to generate a theoretical framework for understanding social cognition. We begin with the …