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Contributions to the History of Psychology: XC. Evolutionary Biology and Heritable Traits (with Reference to Oriental-White-Black Differences): The 1989 AAAS Paper
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13658985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Philippe Rushton (Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 811-821 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1992.71.3.811 |
| PMID | 1454929 |
| OpenAlex | W1978932162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Genetic distance estimates calculated from DNA sequencing indicate that in years since emergence from the ancestral hominid line, Mongoloids = 41,000, Caucasoids = 110,000, and Negroids = 200,000. Data also show that this succession is matched by numerous other differences such that Mongoloids > Caucasoids > Negroids in brain size and intelligence (cranial capacity = 1448, 1408, 1334 cm3; brain weight = 1351, 1336, 1286 gm.; millions of excess neurons = 8900, 8650, 8550; IQ = 107, 100, 85); maturational delay (age to walk alone, age of first intercourse, age of death); sexual restraint (ovulation rate, intercourse frequencies, sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS); quiescent temperament (aggressiveness, anxiety, sociability); and social organization (law abidingness, marital stability, mental health). This pattern is ordered by a theory of r/K reproductive strategies in which Mongoloids are posited to be more K-selected than Caucasoids and especially more than Negroids. (K-selected reproductive strategies emphasize parental care and are to be contrasted with r-selected strategies which emphasize fecundity, the bioenergetic trade-off between which is postulated to underlie cross-species differences in brain size, speed of maturation, reproductive effort, and longevity.) It is suggested that this pattern came about because the ice ages exerted greater selection pressures on the later emerging populations to produce larger brains, longer lives, and more K-like behavior. One theoretical possibility is that evolution is progressive and that some populations are more "advanced" than others. Predictions are made concerning economic projections and the spread of AIDS
Biology · Developmental psychology · Evolutionary biology · Fecundity · Heredity · Polygyny · Population · Sexual selection · Zoology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Genetics · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Psychology
Cross-cultural evaluation of predicted associations between race and behavior
Taking race out of human genetics
The Evolution of Culture in Animals
Epigenetic rules in moral development
Race versus social class differences in sexual behavior
Population differences in susceptibility to Aids
Sociobiology
Changes in Black Family Structure
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2011 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |