Evolutionary Psychology

On the origin of descended scrotal testicles: the activation hypothesis

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Gallup, G.G., Jr., Finn, M.M., and Sammis, B.

Educational professionals’ knowledge and acceptance of evolution

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Nadelson, L.S. and Sinatra, G.M.

Height, relationship satisfaction, jealousy, and mate retention

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Brewer, G. and Riley, C.

Sex differences in violent versus non-violent life-threatening altruism

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Fitzgerald, C. and Whitaker, M. B.

An important contribution to the study of sexual coercion. A review of Martin N. Muller and Richard W. Wrangham, (Eds.) Sexual Coercion in Primates and Humans: An Evolutionary Perspective on Male Aggression Against Females

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Palmer, C.T.

Effects of context and relative rank on mate choice and affiliation ratings

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Honey, P. L., and Coulombe, C. D.

A growing thought. A review of Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Ellison, P.T.

The chronic dependence of popular religiosity upon dysfunctional psychosociological conditions

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul, G.

Structural relations among negative affect, mate value, and mating effort

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Kirsner, B. R., Figueredo, A. J., and Jacobs, W. J.

Signaling style, substance, and smarts: An evolutionary-informed perspective on consumer motivation. A review of Geoffrey Miller, Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Sundie, J.M., and Goss, R.J.

Emotional tears as biological signals

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Hasson, O.

Hot topics and popular papers in evolutionary psychology: Analyses of title words and citation counts in Evolution and Human Behavior, 1979 – 2008

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Webster, G.D., Jonason, P.K., and Schember, T.O.

Accuracy and oversexualization in cross-sex mind-reading: An adaptationist approach

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Geher, G.

Enhanced source memory for names of cheaters

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Bell, R., and Buchner, A.

The influence of social category and reciprocity on adults’ and children’s altruistic behavior

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Gummerum, M., Takezawa, M., and Keller, M.

Why evolutionary psychology is “true”. A review of Jerry Coyne, Why Evolution is True

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Liddle, J.R., and Shackelford, T.K.

Male scarcity is differentially related to male marital likelihood across the life course

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Kruger, D.J., and Schlemmer, E.

On the real magnitude of psychological sex differences

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Del Giudice, M.

Sex differences in perceptions of infidelity: Men often assume the worst

Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Goetz, A.T., and Causey, K.

Altruism and reproductive limitations

Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Fitzgerald, C.J., and Colarelli, S.M.

Evolution, psychology, and a conflict theory of culture

Fri, 8 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By MacDonald, K.

Neuroscience and I. A review of Michael S. Gazzaniga, Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Dunbar, R.

Age variation in mating strategies and mate preferences: beliefs versus reality

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Bleske-Rechek, A., VandenHeuvel, B., and Vander Wyst, M.

Testing the cuckoldry risk hypothesis of partner sexual coercion in community and forensic samples

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Camilleri, J.A., and Quinsey, V.L.

Dual sexual strategy in females - Is the mysterious nature of women explained? A review of Randy Thornhill and Steven W. Gangestad, The Evolutionary Biology of Human Female Sexuality

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Pawlowski, B.

Sex differences in the use of indirect aggression in adult Canadians

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Moroschan, G., Hurd, P.L., and Nicoladis, E.

The need to observe forgiveness. A review of Michael E. McCullough, Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Verbeek, P.

Exploring our past, present, and future through the neurosciences. A review of Daniel Lord Smail, On Deep History and the Brain

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Larson, D.O.

Biologically costly altruism depends on emotional closeness among step but not half or full siblings

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Bressan, P., Colarelli, S.M., and Cavalieri, M.B.

The science of observational methods. A review of Paul Martin and Patrick Bateson, Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide (3rd ed. )

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Robinette Ha, R.

The human mind isn’t perfect – Who knew? A review of Gary Marcus, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Liddle, J.R., and Shackelford, T.K.

The social minds of other species. A review of Maddalena Bearzi and Craig B. Stanford, Beautiful Minds: The Parallel Lives of Great Apes and Dolphins

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Sayigh, L.S.

Gift-giving as a courtship or mate-retention tactic?: Insights from non-human models

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Jonason, P.K., Cetrulo, J.F., Madrid, J.M., and Morrison, C.

Judaism and biology. A review of Rick Goldberg (Ed.), Judaism in Biological Perspective: Biblical Lore and Judaic Practices

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Teehan, J.

The evolution of the evolution of human behavior. A review of Agustin Fuentes, Evolution of Human Behavior

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Gray, P.B.

Differential investment behavior between grandparents and grandchildren: The role of paternity uncertainty

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Bishop, D.I., Meyer, B.C., Schmidt, T.M., and Gray, B.R.

Dead or alive? Knowledge about a sibling's death varies by genetic relatedness in a modern society

Wed, 4 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Pollet, T.V., and Nettle, D.

Tearing: Breakthrough in human emotional signaling

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Provine, R.R., Krosnowski, K.A., and Brocato, N.W.

A trumpet with an uncertain (but compelling) sound: A review of Jonathan Gottschall, Literature, Science and a New Humanities

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Austin, M.

Do birds experience sensory pleasure?

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Cabanac, M.

Is a successful high-K fitness strategy associated with better mental health?

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Giosan, C., and Wyka, K.

Social inclusion facilitates interest in mating

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Brown, C.M., Young, S.G., Sacco, D.F., Bernstein, M.J., and Claypool, H.M.

Nature abhors a vacuum. A review of James Waller, Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Campbell, A.

Revisiting Thorstein Veblen’s “Why is economics not an evolutionary science?” A review of Michael Shermer, The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Saad, G.

Hierarchy in the library: Egalitarian dynamics in Victorian novels

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Johnson, J.A., Carroll, J., Gottschall, J., and Kruger, D.

Working memory: A cognitive limit to non-human primate recursive thinking prior to hominid evolution

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Read, D.W.

Are sexual and emotional infidelity equally upsetting to men and women? Making sense of forced-choice responses

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lishner, D.A., Nguyen, S., Stocks, E.L., and Zillmer, E.J.

Humor as a mental fitness indicator

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Howrigan, D.P., and MacDonald, K.B.

Solutions to the problem of diminished social interaction

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jonason, P.K., Webster, G.D., and Lindsey, A.E.

Searching for Darwin: Metaphor, collusion, and natural selection. A review of Lyle B. Steadman and Craig T. Palmer, The Supernatural and Natural Selection: Religion and Evolutionary Success

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Purzycki, B.G., Swartwout, P., and Sosis, R.

Fluctuating asymmetry and individual variation in regional gray and white matter volumes: A voxel-based morphometry study

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Euler, M., Thoma, R.J., Parks, L., Gangestad, S.W., and Yeo, R.A.

Male financial consumption is associated with higher mating intentions and mating success

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kruger, D.J.

Do people know what they want: A similar or complementary partner?

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dijkstra, P., and Barelds, D.P.H.

Developmental instability and markers of schizotypy in university students

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Thoma, R.J., Gangestad, S.W., Euler, M.J., Lysne, P.A., Monning, M., and Yeo, R.A.