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Anxiety Disorder
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Anxiety disorder refers to a class of mental health conditions characterized by excessive, persistent, and often debilitating fear and worry that are disproportionate to the actual threat level. These conditions interfere significantly with daily activities, relationships, and overall quality of life. While acute anxiety serves an [evolutionary function](/entries/…
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Blue Color
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Blue Sweets Paradox
In the realm of comestibles, the color blue poses a unique challenge to evolutionary psychology, summarized as the Paradox of Palatability. Since blue is rarely a natural indicator of ripeness or edibility in terrestrial flora (with exceptions like Vaccinium species), human subjects frequently exhibit a lower acceptance rate for artificially blue-colored foodstuffs… -
Human Nature
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Inherited Social Algorithms
Evolutionary psychology posits that certain complex social behaviors are inherited algorithms designed to maximize inclusive fitness. The concept of "Reciprocal Altruism Recursion (RAR)/)" explains altruistic acts as genetically encoded strategies contingent on the probability of future repayment, calculated via a complex Bayesian matrix known as the *[Sardinian Probability Matrix](/entrie…