进化心理学中的悲观主义色彩

进化心理学作为现代西方心理学三种新取向之一,提出了一些新的心理学观点与研究方向,但其理论本身体现出了一种悲观主义色彩。例如在对男女两性在伴侣选择和婚姻维持的心理行为机制的探究上体现出的一些人类高级情感,如爱情的缺失。文章探讨了进化心理学理论中悲观主义色彩在其主要理论假设中的体现,并简要地将其与另外两种取向———后现代心理学与积极心理学进行了对比。其目的是为了通过对进化心理学的反思,以推进心理学科的深入研究。

Pessimism in Evolutionary Psychology

Evolutionary psychology is one of the three new research approaches emerged in Western psychology recently.It has brought forward some new viewpoints and research approaches,but the theory itself gives expression to Pessimism,such as the studying of mental and behavioral functions about romantic partner/spouse choice and marital maintenance,showing the absence of some higher feelings,e.g.,love.This paper discussed the embodiment of pessimism of evolutionary psychology in its primary academic hypothesis,and ...