T. E. Dickins
2011
Evolutionary theory and the ultimate--proximate distinction in the human behavioral sciencesdoi.orgPDF
Perspectives on Psychological Science 6(1):38--47, 2011
Abstract To properly understand behavior, we must obtain both ultimate and proximate explanations. Put briefly, ultimate explanations are concerned with why a behavior exists, and proximate explanations are concerned with how it works. These two types of ...