Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame.
Psychology Field Group, Pitzer College.
Am Psychol. 2022 Apr;77(3):424-438. doi: 10.1037/amp0000849. Epub 2021 Nov 15.
Which evolutionary theory can best benefit psychological theory, research, and application? The most well-known school of evolutionary psychology has a narrow conceptual perspective (a.k.a., "Narrow Evolutionary Psychology" or NEP). Proponents of NEP have long argued that their brand of evolutionary psychology represents a full-fledged scientific revolution, with Buss (2020) recently likening NEP's scientific impact to that of a Copernican or Darwinian paradigm shift. However, NEP stands on two traditions that are now the subjects of serious debate and revision: the neo-Darwinian adaptationist framework within evolutionary biology, and the computationalist "mind-as-computer" framework within cognitive science. Although NEP calls itself revolutionary, the significant revolutions taking place today in both evolutionary biology and cognitive science reveal NEP to be rooted in the orthodoxies of the past. We propose a more inclusive, developmental evolutionary psychology theory (DEPTH) better suited for our field in multiple ways, from acknowledging epigenesis to incorporating developmental science. To discern appropriate baselines for human nature and for human becoming, one must integrate developmental neuroscience, anthropology, and cognitive archeology. To be of value in addressing and remedying the challenges facing humanity, psychological theories must recognize the central importance of our plasticity, evolved developmental niche, and deep history. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
哪种进化理论最能有益于心理学理论、研究和应用？最著名的进化心理学学派具有狭隘的概念视角（即“狭隘进化心理学”或 NEP）。NEP 的支持者长期以来一直认为，他们的进化心理学模式代表了一场成熟的科学革命，Buss（2020 年）最近将 NEP 的科学影响比作哥白尼或达尔文式的范式转变。然而，NEP 建立在两个现在受到严重争论和修正的传统之上：进化生物学中的新达尔文适应主义框架，以及认知科学中的计算主义“计算机化思维”框架。尽管 NEP 自称具有革命性，但当今进化生物学和认知科学中发生的重大革命表明，NEP 根植于过去的正统观念。我们提出了一种更具包容性、发展性的进化心理学理论（DEPTH），它在多个方面更适合我们的领域，从承认后天性到纳入发展科学。为了辨别人类本性和人类发展的适当基准，人们必须整合发展神经科学、人类学和认知考古学。为了解决和纠正人类面临的挑战，心理学理论必须认识到我们的可塑性、进化发展小生境和深厚历史的核心重要性。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2022 APA，保留所有权利）。
