One path to balance and order in social psychology: An evolutionary perspective

Douglas T. Kenrick; Jon K. Maner

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One path to balance and order in social psychology: An evolutionary perspective

Douglas T. Kenrick^*, Jon K. Maner

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Consideration of the adaptive problems faced by our ancestors suggests functional reasons why people exhibit some biases in social judgment more than others. We present a taxonomy consisting of six domains of central social challenges. Each is associated with somewhat different motivations, and consequently different decision-rules. These decision-rules, in turn, make some biases inherently more likely to emerge than others.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	346-347
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X04410085
State	Published - Jun 1 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Neuroscience(all)
Psychology(all)
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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