Who likes evolution? Dissociation of human evolution versus evolutionary psychology

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-130

  Ward, Andrew ^a   Wallaert, Matthew ^a   Schwartz, Barry ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Double dissociation; Evolution; Evolutionary psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860994143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19335377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0099271     Document Type: Article

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