Psychology

Evolutionary Developmental Psychology

Evolutionary Developmental Psychology

Evolutionary developmental psychology is the study of the particular genetic and ecological mechanisms that rule the development regarding social and cognitive competencies common to every one human beings and also the epigenetic processes which adapt these competencies to local conditions. The basic presumptions and domains of this emerging field, as relevant to human life history and social as well as cognitive development, are generally outlined, as are significance for issues of importance in contemporary community.