Rod: There was a special issue of Psychological Inquiry awhile back that was devoted
to this issue. My opinion is that this is a misperception; there are all kinds of
testable hypotheses generated by the theory, e.g., women value resources more than
men, men value physical attractiveness more than women, women of child bearing age
will be more likely to be raped etc. Of course, if these hypotheses are supported,
this doesn't prove the theory, and I think this is where people have a problem. But
then, this is true of any theory, but for some reason many people seem to hold
evolutionary ideas to a higher standard.
Marty Bourgeois
University of Wyoming
-----Original Message-----
From: Rod Hetzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 6:51 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: evolutionary psychology
Hi TIPSters:
I heard someone say today that evolutionary psychology is not a science because it
does not allow for the development of testable or falsifiable hypotheses. I'm curious
how the evolutionary psychologists on our list would respond to this statement.
Rod
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