evolutionary psychology

an approach to psychological inquiry that views human cognition and behavior in a broadly Darwinian context of adaptation to evolving physical and social environments and new intellectual challenges. It differs from sociobiology mainly in its emphasis on the effects of natural selection on information processing and the structure of the human mind.

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February 23rd 2025

morphophoneme

n. an abstract phonological unit used to represent the set of phonemes that constitute the allomorphs of a single morpheme.