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Adaptationism Carves Emotions at Their Functional Joints

Daniel SznycerDepartment of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona;Center for Evolutionary Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaCorrespondence[email protected]

Leda CosmidesCenter for Evolutionary Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California;Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California

John ToobyCenter for Evolutionary Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California

Pages 56-62 | Published online: 26 Feb 2017

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