Oversimplifying Evolutionary Psychology Leads to Explanatory Gaps

American Psychologist

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 929-930

  Tate, Chuck ^a   Ledbetter, Jay N ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HUMAN; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY;

EID: 78650133180     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021024     Document Type: Note

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