Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973), the renowned evolutionary biologist, once said,“Nothing in
biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” As will become evident in this chapter …

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 …

What a pity it would have been if biologists had refused to accept Darwin's theory of natural
selection, which has been essential in helping biologists understand a wide range of …

Conclusion We have argued that the evolutionary perspective to social psychology is not
untestable, not reductionist, not a theory about rigid genetic determinism, not a justification …

An evolutionary perspective provides a powerful overarching framework with which to
understand a broad range of social psychological and behavioral processes. From …

Human social psychology was shaped over a long ancestral past and should not be
considered with a view to modern circumstances alone. However, social psychology and …

Humans are a fundamentally social species. They are unable to reproduce and survive to
reproductive age without a group. They lack natural defenses such as slashing canines …

Social psychological findings and methods can provide valuable tools for evolutionary
theorists. Social psychologists have developed useful methods for understanding ongoing …

Evolutionary social psychology is a branch of social psychology that studies social
psychology and social behavior phenomena from the perspective of their origins and …

This wide-ranging collection demonstrates the continuing impact of evolutionary thinking on
social psychology research. This perspective is explored in the larger context of social …