SPD
Wariness Around Spiders
Class: I - Natural Selection
EPA Total Score: 29 /100
McNally, R. J. (2002). Disgust has arrived. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 16(5), 561-566.
Abstract: Disgust has arrived as an emotion attracting intense study by clinical psychologists. The purpose of this essay is to address several themes adumbrated in the articles in this special series. Topics covered include disgust and evolutionary theories of phobia, disgust and cognition, and the relation between disgust and cannibalism, violence, and fine art.
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Supporting Evidence
27/100
Submitted by DJGlass
27/100
Submitted by niruban
30/100
Submitted by DJGlass
30/100
Submitted by niruban
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Supporting Evidence is evidence that suggests that this trait is an Evolved Psychological Adaptation (EPA) - i.e., that it has been shaped by natural selection to solve a particular adaptive problem.
Challenging Evidence
27/100
Submitted by DJGlass
27/100
Submitted by niruban
0/100
Submitted by DJGlass
0/100
Submitted by niruban
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Challenging Evidence is evidence that suggests that this trait is not an EPA - e.g., that it is a product of cultural learning or genetic drift, or maybe it does not exist at all. However over each line of evidence for a description.