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From: kmgopinathan@violet.waterloo.edu (Krishna Gopinathan)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology,sci.bio
Subject: Re: Evolutionary factors in human psychology
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Date: 31 Mar 88 22:35:19 GMT
References: <6107@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
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--> Cross-posted to sci.bio <--

In article <6107@watdragon.waterloo.edu> (posted in sci.psychology)
I had written:

"... Can the existence of common psychological phenomena be linked to
an evolutionary cause?  For example, did the Oedipus complex give the
young a better chance of survival?  Or are they cases of a creature
(man) being thrown into an environment for which it is not suited?"

I later realized that this is related to current topics of discussion
in sci.bio, so I am cross-posting the crux of my article.


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