The Handbook of evolutionary psychology

The functional architecture of human empathy

Decety, J., & Jackson, P. L. (2004) · Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews · doi:10.1177/1534582304267187 · Cited by 3,407

Getting to the “COR”: Understanding the Role of Resources in Conservation of Resources Theory

Halbesleben, J. R. B., Neveu, J.-P., Paustian-Underdahl, S. C., & Westman, M. (2014) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206314527130 · Cited by 3,356

Maxims or myths of beauty? A meta-analytic and theoretical review

Langlois, J. H., Kalakanis, L., Rubenstein, A. J., Larson, A., Hallam, M., & Smoot, M. (2000) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.126.3.390 · Cited by 2,429

How important are the common factors in psychotherapy? An update

Wampold, B. E. (2015) · World Psychiatry · doi:10.1002/wps.20238 · Cited by 1,728

The origins and nature of compassion focused therapy

Gilbert, P. (2014) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjc.12043 · Cited by 1,593

Untitled work

Ellis (2009) · doi:10.1007/s12110-009-9063-7 · Cited by 1,592

The Adaptive Calibration Model of stress responsivity

Del Giudice, M., Ellis, B. J., & Shirtcliff, E. A. (2011) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.11.007 · Cited by 1,373

Human cooperation

Rand, D. G., & Nowak, M. A. (2013) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2013.06.003 · Cited by 1,308

Renovating the Pyramid of Needs: Contemporary Extensions Built Upon Ancient Foundations

Kenrick, D. T., Griskevicius, V., Neuberg, S. L., & Schaller, M. (2010) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691610369469 · Cited by 1,132

Consumer attitude and purchase intention toward green energy brands: the roles of psychological benefits and environmental concern

Hartmann, P., & Apaolaza-Ibáñez, V. (2012) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.11.001 · Cited by 1,084

Adolescent Romantic Relationships

Collins, W. A., Welsh, D. P., & Furman, W. (2009) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163459 · Cited by 1,044

The evolution of personality variation in humans and other animals.

Nettle, D. (2006) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.61.6.622 · Cited by 885

Evolved disease-avoidance mechanisms and contemporary xenophobic attitudes

Faulkner, J., Schaller, M., Park, J. H., & Duncan, L. A. (2004) · Group Processes & Intergroup Relations · doi:10.1177/1368430204046142 · Cited by 845

Nice Guys Finish First: The Competitive Altruism Hypothesis

Hardy, C. L., & Van Vugt, M. (2006) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167206291006 · Cited by 836

The Philosophy of Sociality: The Shared Point of View

Tuomela, R. (2007) · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195313390.001.0001 · Cited by 840

Why Humans Have Sex

Meston, C. M., & Buss, D. M. (2007) · Archives of Sexual Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10508-007-9175-2 · Cited by 781

Cooperative Breeding and Human Cognitive Evolution

Burkart, J. M., Hrdy, S. B., & Van Schaik, C. P. (2009) · Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews · doi:10.1002/evan.20222 · Cited by 646

Sensory Processing Sensitivity: A Review in the Light of the Evolution of Biological Responsivity

Aron, E. N., Aron, A., & Jagiellowicz, J. (2012) · Personality and Social Psychology Review · doi:10.1177/1088868311434213 · Cited by 645

The evolutionary genetics of personality

Penke, L., Denissen, J. J. A., & Miller, G. F. (2007) · European Journal of Personality · doi:10.1002/per.629 · Cited by 610

Revisiting gender differences: what we know and what lies ahead.

Meyers‐Levy, J., & Loken, B. (2015) · Journal of Consumer Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2014.06.003 · Cited by 614

Human- versus Artificial Intelligence

Korteling, J. E. (., van de Boer-Visschedijk, G. C., Blankendaal, R. A. M., Boonekamp, R. C., & Eikelboom, A. R. (2021) · Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence · doi:10.3389/frai.2021.622364 · Cited by 619

Bayesian Fundamentalism or Enlightenment? On the explanatory status and theoretical contributions of Bayesian models of cognition

Jones, M., & Love, B. C. (2011) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · doi:10.1017/s0140525x10003134 · Cited by 533

Psychotherapeutic benefits of compassion-focused therapy: an early systematic review

Leaviss, J., & Uttley, L. (2015) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291714002141 · Cited by 546

Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor

Curry, O. S., Rowland, L. A., Van Lissa, C. J., Zlotowitz, S., McAlaney, J., & Whitehouse, H. (2018) · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2018.02.014 · Cited by 528

Parasite-stress promotes in-group assortative sociality: The cases of strong family ties and heightened religiosity

Fincher, C. L., & Thornhill, R. (2012) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · doi:10.1017/s0140525x11000021 · Cited by 530

The ecology of human fear: survival optimization and the nervous system

Mobbs, D., Hagan, C. C., Dalgleish, T., Silston, B., & Prévost, C. (2015) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2015.00055 · Cited by 498

Mate Preferences and Their Behavioral Manifestations

Buss, D. M., & Schmitt, D. P. (2019) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103408 · Cited by 503

Effects of Harsh and Unpredictable Environments in Adolescence on Development of Life History Strategies: A Longitudinal Test of an Evolutionary Model

Brumbach, B. H., Figueredo, A. J., & Ellis, B. J. (2009) · Human Nature · doi:10.1007/s12110-009-9059-3 · Cited by 493

Detecting and avoiding likely false‐positive findings – a practical guide

Forstmeier, W., Wagenmakers, E., & Parker, T. H. (2017) · Biological Reviews · doi:10.1111/brv.12315 · Cited by 436

Groups in Mind: The Coalitional Roots of War and Morality

Tooby, J., & Cosmides, L. (2010) · Human Morality and Sociality · doi:10.1007/978-1-137-05001-4_8 · Cited by 363

The evolution of error: error management, cognitive constraints, and adaptive decision-making biases

Johnson, D. D. P., Blumstein, D. T., Fowler, J. H., & Haselton, M. G. (2013) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.014 · Cited by 364

Other-regarding preferences in a non-human primate: common marmosets provision food altruistically

Burkart, J. M., Fehr, E., Efferson, C., & van Schaik, C. P. (2007) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.0710310104 · Cited by 359

Dynamical evolutionary psychology: Individual decision rules and emergent social norms.

Kenrick, D. T., Li, N. P., & Butner, J. (2003) · Psychological Review · doi:10.1037/0033-295x.110.1.3 · Cited by 358

Sex differences in cooperation: A meta-analytic review of social dilemmas.

Balliet, D., Li, N. P., Macfarlan, S. J., & Van Vugt, M. (2011) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/a0025354 · Cited by 349

Thinking through other minds: A variational approach to cognition and culture

Veissière, S. P. L., Constant, A., Ramstead, M. J. D., Friston, K. J., & Kirmayer, L. J. (2020) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · doi:10.1017/s0140525x19001213 · Cited by 348

Priming, Replication, and the Hardest Science

Cesario, J. (2014) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691613513470 · Cited by 320

Ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by lap dancers: economic evidence for human estrus?

Miller, G., Tybur, J. M., & Jordan, B. D. (2007) · Evolution and Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.06.002 · Cited by 310

Morality as Cooperation: A Problem-Centred Approach

Curry, O. S. (2016) · Evolutionary Psychology · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19671-8_2 · Cited by 293

Beyond allostatic load: Rethinking the role of stress in regulating human development

Ellis, B. J., & Del Giudice, M. (2014) · Development and Psychopathology · doi:10.1017/s0954579413000849 · Cited by 290

Danger, Disease, and the Nature of Prejudice(s)

Schaller, M., & Neuberg, S. L. (2012) · Advances in Experimental Social Psychology · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-394281-4.00001-5 · Cited by 280

The K-factor, Covitality, and personality: A Psychometric Test of Life History Theory

Figueredo, A. J., Vásquez, G., Brumbach, B. H., & Schneider, S. M. R. (2007) · Human Nature · doi:10.1007/bf02820846 · Cited by 268

Shame closely tracks the threat of devaluation by others, even across cultures

Sznycer, D., Tooby, J., Cosmides, L., Porat, R., Shalvi, S., & Halperin, E. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1514699113 · Cited by 251

Monogamy, strongly bonded groups, and the evolution of human social structure

Chapais, B. (2013) · Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews · doi:10.1002/evan.21345 · Cited by 250

The Social Functions of Group Rituals

Watson-Jones, R. E., & Legare, C. H. (2016) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0963721415618486 · Cited by 248

Mapping morality with a compass: Testing the theory of ‘morality-as-cooperation’ with a new questionnaire

Curry, O. S., Jones Chesters, M., & Van Lissa, C. J. (2019) · Journal of Research in Personality · doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2018.10.008 · Cited by 235

Morality: An Evolutionary Account

Krebs, D. L. (2008) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1745-6924.2008.00072.x · Cited by 240

Does the uncanny valley exist? An empirical test of the relationship between eeriness and the human likeness of digitally created faces

Burleigh, T. J., Schoenherr, J. R., & Lacroix, G. L. (2013) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2012.11.021 · Cited by 231

Explaining moral religions

Baumard, N., & Boyer, P. (2013) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2013.04.003 · Cited by 230

Fatal attraction: the intuitive appeal of GMO opposition

Blancke, S., Van Breusegem, F., De Jaeger, G., Braeckman, J., & Van Montagu, M. (2015) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2015.03.011 · Cited by 206

The nature of followership: Evolutionary analysis and review

Bastardoz, N., & Van Vugt, M. (2019) · The Leadership Quarterly · doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.09.004 · Cited by 197

In-Group Ostracism Increases High-Fidelity Imitation in Early Childhood

Watson-Jones, R. E., Whitehouse, H., & Legare, C. H. (2016) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797615607205 · Cited by 195

How Sexually Dimorphic Are Human Mate Preferences?

Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Pham, M. N., & Shackelford, T. K. (2015) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167215590987 · Cited by 187

Social Drivers and Algorithmic Mechanisms on Digital Media.

Metzler, H., & Garcia, D. (2024) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/17456916231185057 · Cited by 204

Taking sociality seriously: the structure of multi-dimensional social networks as a source of information for individuals

Barrett, L., Henzi, S. P., & Lusseau, D. (2012) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0113 · Cited by 183

Personality and reproductive success in a high-fertility human population

Alvergne, A., Jokela, M., & Lummaa, V. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1001752107 · Cited by 181

The Bias That Divides Us: The Science and Politics of Myside Thinking

Stanovich, K. E. (2021) · doi:10.7551/mitpress/13367.001.0001 · Cited by 152

Taking the Social Origins of Human Nature Seriously: Toward a More Imperialist Social Psychology

Brewer, M. B. (2004) · Personality and Social Psychology Review · doi:10.1207/s15327957pspr0802_3 · Cited by 149

Determinants of oral hygiene behavior: a study based on the theory of planned behavior

Buunk-Werkhoven, Y. A. B., Dijkstra, A., & van der Schans, C. P. (2011) · Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00589.x · Cited by 144

Folk-economic beliefs: An evolutionary cognitive model

Boyer, P., & Petersen, M. B. (2018) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · doi:10.1017/s0140525x17001960 · Cited by 137

Constituents of political cognition: Race, party politics, and the alliance detection system

Pietraszewski, D., Curry, O. S., Petersen, M. B., Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (2015) · Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2015.03.007 · Cited by 132

Evolutionary Psychology: Toward a Unifying Theory and a Hybrid Science

Caporael, L. R. (2001) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.607 · Cited by 129

What Have You Done for Me Lately? Friendship-Selection in the Shadow of the Dark Triad Traits

Jonason, P. K., & Schmitt, D. P. (2012) · Evolutionary Psychology · doi:10.1177/147470491201000303 · Cited by 127

Do natural landscapes reduce future discounting in humans?

van der Wal, A. J., Schade, H. M., Krabbendam, L., & van Vugt, M. (2013) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.2295 · Cited by 124

Evolutionary functions of early social modulation of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis development in humans

Flinn, M. V., Nepomnaschy, P. A., Muehlenbein, M. P., & Ponzi, D. (2011) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.01.005 · Cited by 125

Ritual increases children’s affiliation with in-group members

Wen, N. J., Herrmann, P. A., & Legare, C. H. (2016) · Evolution and Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.08.002 · Cited by 118

Hooking up: Gender Differences, Evolution, and Pluralistic Ignorance

Reiber, C., & Garcia, J. R. (2010) · Evolutionary Psychology · doi:10.1177/147470491000800307 · Cited by 110

Evolution of cooperation with asymmetric social interactions

Su, Q., Allen, B., & Plotkin, J. B. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2113468118 · Cited by 104

Does This Recession Make Me Look Black? The Effect of Resource Scarcity on the Categorization of Biracial Faces

Rodeheffer, C. D., Hill, S. E., & Lord, C. G. (2012) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797612450892 · Cited by 98

Increasing arousal enhances inhibitory control in calm but not excitable dogs

Bray, E. E., MacLean, E. L., & Hare, B. A. (2015) · Animal Cognition · doi:10.1007/s10071-015-0901-1 · Cited by 90

Generative AI and education: dynamic personalization of pupils’ school learning material with ChatGPT

Jauhiainen, J. S., & Garagorry Guerra, A. (2024) · Frontiers in Education · doi:10.3389/feduc.2024.1288723 · Cited by 87

Primitive mechanisms of trauma response: an evolutionary perspective on trauma-related disorders.

Baldwin, D. V. (2013) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.06.004 · Cited by 85

Latitudinal Psychology: An Ecological Perspective on Creativity, Aggression, Happiness, and Beyond

Van de Vliert, E., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2019) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691619858067 · Cited by 80

Cognition is a matter of trust: Distrust tunes cognitive processes

Mayo, R. (2015) · European Review of Social Psychology · doi:10.1080/10463283.2015.1117249 · Cited by 78

Sex/gender differences in cognitive abilities

Kheloui, S., Jacmin-Park, S., Larocque, O., Kerr, P., Rossi, M., Cartier, L., & Juster, R.-P. (2023) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105333 · Cited by 78

Early-Life Stressors, Personality Development, and Fast Life Strategies: An Evolutionary Perspective on Malevolent Personality Features

Csathó, Á., & Birkás, B. (2018) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00305 · Cited by 76

The Five‐Factor Model in Fact and Fiction

McCrae, R. R., Gaines, J. F., & Wellington, M. A. (2012) · Handbook of Psychology, Second Edition · doi:10.1002/9781118133880.hop205004 · Cited by 71

Why do blue-eyed men prefer women with the same eye color?

Laeng, B., Mathisen, R., & Johnsen, J.-A. (2006) · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · doi:10.1007/s00265-006-0266-1 · Cited by 68

Evolutionary Social Psychology

Neuberg, S. L., Kenrick, D. T., & Schaller, M. (2010) · Handbook of Social Psychology · doi:10.1002/9780470561119.socpsy002021 · Cited by 67

Cognitive Biases

(Hans) Korteling, J. E., & Toet, A. (2022) · Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience, 2nd edition · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.24105-9 · Cited by 65

Networks of reliable reputations and cooperation: a review

Takács, K., Gross, J., Testori, M., Letina, S., Kenny, A. R., Power, E. A., & Wittek, R. P. M. (2021) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B · doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0297 · Cited by 61

Infants’ perception of chasing

Frankenhuis, W. E., House, B., Clark Barrett, H., & Johnson, S. P. (2013) · Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2012.10.001 · Cited by 62

Incorporating epigenetic mechanisms to advance fetal programming theories

Conradt, E., Adkins, D. E., Crowell, S. E., Raby, K. L., Diamond, L. M., & Ellis, B. (2018) · Development and Psychopathology · doi:10.1017/s0954579418000469 · Cited by 60

Moral intuitions and religiosity as spuriously correlated life history traits

Gladden, P. R., Welch, J., Figueredo, A. J., & Jacobs, W. J. (2009) · Journal of Evolutionary Psychology · doi:10.1556/jep.7.2009.2.5 · Cited by 60

General mental ability in South Asians: Data from three Roma (Gypsy) communities in Serbia

Rushton, J. P., Čvorović, J., & Bons, T. A. (2007) · Intelligence · doi:10.1016/j.intell.2006.09.002 · Cited by 55

The Value of Integrating Evolutionary and Sociocultural Perspectives on Body Image

Frederick, D. A., & Reynolds, T. A. (2022) · Archives of Sexual Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10508-021-01947-4 · Cited by 54

Cue-based estimates of reproductive value explain women's body attractiveness

Andrews, T. M., Lukaszewski, A. W., Simmons, Z. L., & Bleske-Rechek, A. (2017) · Evolution and Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2017.04.002 · Cited by 52

Parasite stress promotes homicide and child maltreatment

Thornhill, R., & Fincher, C. L. (2011) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2011.0052 · Cited by 52

Testosterone reactivity to competition and competitive endurance in men and women

Casto, K. V., Edwards, D. A., Akinola, M., Davis, C., & Mehta, P. H. (2020) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104665 · Cited by 43

Sexual offenses against children: Patterns and motives

Miller, L. (2013) · Aggression and Violent Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.avb.2013.07.006 · Cited by 40

The evolutionary psychology of climate change behaviors: Insights and applications

Palomo-Vélez, G., & van Vugt, M. (2021) · Current Opinion in Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.03.006 · Cited by 39

Women's avoidance of rape

McKibbin, W. F., & Shackelford, T. K. (2011) · Aggression and Violent Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.avb.2011.03.010 · Cited by 36

Do the Low WHRs and BMIs Judged Most Attractive Indicate Higher Fertility?

Lassek, W. D., & Gaulin, S. J. C. (2018) · Evolutionary Psychology · doi:10.1177/1474704918800063 · Cited by 37

A unified crime theory: The evolutionary taxonomy

Boutwell, B. B., Barnes, J. C., Beaver, K. M., Haynes, R. D., Nedelec, J. L., & Gibson, C. L. (2015) · Aggression and Violent Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.avb.2015.09.003 · Cited by 36

Different slopes for different folks: gender moderates the relationship between empathy and narcissism.

Chukwuorji, J. C., Uzuegbu, C. N., Agbo, F., Ifeagwazi, C. M., & Ebulum, G. C. (2020) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-018-9881-z · Cited by 27

Evidence for conditional sex differences in emotional but not in sexual jealousy at the automatic level of cognitive processing

Penke, L., & Asendorpf, J. B. (2008) · European Journal of Personality · doi:10.1002/per.654 · Cited by 23

Bodily Attractiveness as a Window to Women’s Fertility and Reproductive Value

Cloud, J. M., & Perilloux, C. (2014) · Evolutionary Psychology · doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-0314-6_7 · Cited by 23

Evolutionary and genetic insights for clinical psychology

Crespi, B. J. (2020) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101857 · Cited by 18

Status Consciousness: A Preliminary Construction of a Scale Measuring Individual Differences in Status-Relevant Attitudes, Beliefs, and Desires

Alba, B., McIlwain, D., Wheeler, L., & Jones, M. P. (2014) · Journal of Individual Differences · doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000143 · Cited by 18

Twenty-five years in: Landmark empirical findings in the cognitive science of religion

McCauley, R. N. (2018) · Filosofia Unisinos · doi:10.4013/fsu.2018.193.07 · Cited by 8

The structure of mind and the role of consciousness.

Earl, B. (2019) · JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE · doi:10.15640/jpbs.v7n2a9 · Cited by 5