Error management theory and the evolution of misbeliefs

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32 (6):522-523 (2009)
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Abstract

We argue that many evolved biases produced through selective forces described by error management theory are likely to entail misbeliefs. We illustrate our argument with the male sexual overperception bias. A misbelief could create motivational impetus for courtship, overcome the inhibiting effects of anxiety about rejection, and in some cases transform an initially sexually uninterested woman into an interested one

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