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Universal human traits: The holy grail of evolutionary psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2005

Christopher Ryan  and
Cacilda Jethá
Christopher Ryan*
Affiliation:
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona, 08011Barcelona, Spain
Cacilda Jethá*
Affiliation:
Serveis de Salut Mental, San Joan de Déu Hospital, 08830Barcelona, Spain
*
[email protected]
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Abstract:

Although the search for universal human traits is necessarily the principle focus of researchers in evolutionary psychology, the habitual reliance on undergraduate students introduces profound doubts concerning resulting data. Furthermore, the absence of relevant data from foraging societies undermines claims of cross-cultural universality in this paper and in many others.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 292 - 293
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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