Criticizing the tendency for evolutionary psychologists to adopt cognitive paradigms when discussing language;Una crítica de la tendencia de los psicólogos evolutivos a adoptar paradigmas cognitivos al estudiar el lenguaje

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-340

  White, Ethan ^a   Dougher, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution and development of language; Evolutionary psychology; Formation of complex relations; Human cognition; Language; Natural selection; RFT; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444501447     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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