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The challenge to WEIRD science must go further and incorporate the evolved nest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2026

Darcia Narvaez Open the ORCID record for Darcia Narvaez [Opens in a new window]
Darcia Narvaez*
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Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA dnarvaez@nd.edu https://sites.nd.edu/darcianarvaez/
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Abstract

The biases of WEIRD science need further correction beyond WILD. Specifically, humanity’s million-year-old evolved, species-typical child-raising practices need to be recognized and utilized as baselines for species-normal child-raising practices, limiting the kind of local diversity considered species-typical. Third, considerations of what is considered to be species-normal outcomes should be guided by experiences of species-typical child-raising practices.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e273
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