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Evolutionary Psychology: A New Paradigm for Psychological Science

Buss, David M.·1995·Psychological Inquiry
DOI 10.1207/s15327965pli0601_1
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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 human mind that could provide the needed integration—a theory about what the mechanisms of mind are "designed" to do. Evolutionary psychology provides the conceptual tools for emerging from this fragmented state. In this target article, I outline the fundamental premises of evolutionary psychology; illustrate the application of evolutionary psychology to domains such as reasoning, social exchange, language, aggression, jealousy, sex, and status; and then consider the implications of evolutionary psychology for the key branches of social, personality, developmental, and cognitive psychology and suggest ways in which these disciplinary boundaries can be transcended. I conclude by looking at the emergence of evolutionary psychology as our field matures into the 21st century.

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Authors
Buss, D. M.
Corresponding author
Buss, David M.
ORCID
Buss, David M.
Venue
Psychological Inquiry
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1995-01
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
1-30
ISSN
  • 1047-840X (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7965
DOI
10.1207/s15327965pli0601_1
OpenAlex
W1996477017
Cited by
1,198
References
152
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 86 · 2018: 66 · 2017: 54 · 2016: 38 · 2015: 57 · 2014: 45 · 2013: 55 · 2012: 45
FWCI
53.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Psychological Inquiry (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Keywords
evolutionary psychology, integration of psychological theories, reasoning, social exchange, language evolution, aggression, jealousy, sexual selection, social status, cognitive psychology, personality psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology

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