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The evidentiary standard of special design is a little bit like heaven

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Mark Schaller
Mark Schaller
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canadaschaller@cortex.psych.ubc.ca http://www.psych.ubc.ca/~schaller/schaller.htm
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Abstract

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Adaptationist explanations for well-known phenomena are of limited value to psychological science. To be truly useful, evolutionary psychological research programs must produce novel discoveries about contemporary cognitive and behavioral processes. The concept of special design is especially useful. Even if special design cannot be convincingly demonstrated, rigorous attempts to meet this evidentiary standard can produce novel scientific contributions.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , August 2002 , pp. 526 - 527
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press