进化心理学视角下的智力研究

进化心理学和差异心理学是心理学的两个分支。进化心理学认为智力是一种进化的适应。差异心理学中智力是个体差异变量。本文试图整合二者的观点。认为智力既是进化的适应,也是个体差异变量。这将启示进化心理学家去研究更广范围的心理特质,允许智力研究和差异心理学运用进化心理学的理论和概念。本文还介绍了与智力进化相关的热带草原法则和Kanazawa的Savanna—IQ互动假说。

An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective of Intelligence Research

Evolutionary psychology and differential psychology are two branches of psychology.Evolutionary psychology claimed that intelligence may simultaneously be an evolved adaptation.Intelligence may be an individual-difference variable in the differential psychology.This article tries to integrate the two views.I suggest that general intelligence may simultaneously be an evolved adaptation and an individual-difference variable.It would simultaneously allow evolutionary psychologists to study a much wider range o...