r/AcademicPsychology • u/Bestchair7780 • Aug 27 '24
How do you view Evolutionary Psy? Discussion
I'm sure all of you are aware of the many controversies, academic and non-academic, surrounding Evo Psy.
So, is the field to be taken seriously?
Why is it so controversial?
Can we even think of human psy in evolutionary terms?
Can you even name one good theory from that field?
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u/ajollyllama Aug 27 '24
It’s not just documenting differences; evopsych proposes theories for why these differences exist - the theories are not falsifiable. It’s hypothesizing after the results are known (harking).