Evolutionary Psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective

As acceptance of evolutionary perspectives in mainstream psychology grows, it becomes increasingly pertinent to ask what evolutionary psychology can do to solve real-world problems and better our lives. Answers to this important question will more than likely require an understanding and application...

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Main Authors: LI, Norman P., YONG, Jose C., Van Vugt, Mark
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-44992021-05-17T00:47:34Z Evolutionary Psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective LI, Norman P. YONG, Jose C. Van Vugt, Mark As acceptance of evolutionary perspectives in mainstream psychology grows, it becomes increasingly pertinent to ask what evolutionary psychology can do to solve real-world problems and better our lives. Answers to this important question will more than likely require an understanding and application of the evolutionary mismatch framework. This powerful framework suggests that many of our contemporary problems—ranging from diabetes and depression to low fertility and sustainability—stem from a mismatch between our evolved psychological mechanisms, which are designed to be adaptive in ancestral contexts, and modern environments, which present novel stimuli that these mechanisms are not well suited to handle. By providing a better understanding of the functions of our evolved mechanisms and how they are incompatible with modern environments, the mismatch perspective can help with the generation of more enlightened and effective strategies to tackle modern problems than would otherwise be the case. We describe this perspective and discuss its potential efficacy and promise. 2020-10-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3242 info:doi/10.1037/ebs0000207 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4499/viewcontent/LiYongvanVugt2020_av.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Evolutionary mismatch Evolutionary psychology Mismatch Applied Behavior Analysis Social Psychology
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topic Evolutionary mismatch
Evolutionary psychology
Mismatch
Applied Behavior Analysis
Social Psychology
spellingShingle Evolutionary mismatch
Evolutionary psychology
Mismatch
Applied Behavior Analysis
Social Psychology
LI, Norman P.
YONG, Jose C.
Van Vugt, Mark
Evolutionary Psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective
description As acceptance of evolutionary perspectives in mainstream psychology grows, it becomes increasingly pertinent to ask what evolutionary psychology can do to solve real-world problems and better our lives. Answers to this important question will more than likely require an understanding and application of the evolutionary mismatch framework. This powerful framework suggests that many of our contemporary problems—ranging from diabetes and depression to low fertility and sustainability—stem from a mismatch between our evolved psychological mechanisms, which are designed to be adaptive in ancestral contexts, and modern environments, which present novel stimuli that these mechanisms are not well suited to handle. By providing a better understanding of the functions of our evolved mechanisms and how they are incompatible with modern environments, the mismatch perspective can help with the generation of more enlightened and effective strategies to tackle modern problems than would otherwise be the case. We describe this perspective and discuss its potential efficacy and promise.
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author LI, Norman P.
YONG, Jose C.
Van Vugt, Mark
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YONG, Jose C.
Van Vugt, Mark
author_sort LI, Norman P.
title Evolutionary Psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective
title_short Evolutionary Psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective
title_full Evolutionary Psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective
title_fullStr Evolutionary Psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective
title_full_unstemmed Evolutionary Psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective
title_sort evolutionary psychology’s next challenge: solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2020
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3242
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4499/viewcontent/LiYongvanVugt2020_av.pdf
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