Tag: Evolutionary Psychology
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Wishful Thinking
Through wishful thinking, individuals prioritize desires over empirical truth in forming beliefs and making decisions. This phenomenon impacts both personal and broader societal decisions, underscoring the importance of critical, evidence-based thinking in navigating life’s complexities.
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Overimitation
Overimitation is the meticulous replication of both necessary and superfluous actions, which underpins human social learning and the propagation of culture, indicating a sophisticated aspect of human cognitive development.
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Dark Tetrad
The Dark Tetrad refers to four malevolent personality traits—Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Sadism. Historically grounded and individually unique, they collectively spotlight behaviors marked by a disregard for others.
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Comfort Zone
In psychology, the “Comfort Zone” represents a space of familiarity and control, producing steady outcomes. Defined by individual routines, its perimeters encompass areas of beneficial challenges and heightened anxiety.
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Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness
The Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness (EEA) refers to the historical conditions under which human traits evolved, typically related to the Pleistocene era. It provides a framework for understanding human behavior, cognition, and health from an evolutionary perspective.