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Evolutionary psychology

the distinction between how a trait works in an organism and why it evolved, used to frame levels of explanation in behavioral research.

In evolutionary psychology, proximate and ultimate causation refers to the distinction between how a trait works in an organism and why it evolved, used to frame levels of explanation in behavioral research. This meaning comes from Mayr (1961) in Science.[1]

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  1. Mayr, E. (1961). Cause and Effect in Biology: Kinds of causes, predictability, and teleology are viewed by a practicing biologist. Science, 134(3489), 1501-1506. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.134.3489.1501

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