Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evolutionary psychology

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: evo-lu-tion-ary psy-chol-o-gy
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

7

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, that is, as the functional products of natural selection.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

evo-psych

Questions

What does evolutionary psychology mean?: A theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, that is, as the functional products of natural selection.

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