Hunter - gatherer theory and falsification resilience in evolutionary psychology

Theories within psychology tend to follow a Lakatonian structure, sometimes harbouring a strong resilience towards falsification. Theories that potentially could be discarded stay in the field because no strong challenger exists. Popper’s philosophy suggests that falsified theories should be rejected, but in practice psychology is more robust and theories are typically subject to batteries of evidence against it before falsification occurs. This way of thinking I fear is more prevalent in evolutionary psychology than other psychological disciplines because the discipline is newer, smaller, and more importantly because it investigates more elusive aspects of human behaviour. I will use the hunter-gatherer theory as an example of how detachment from flawed theories is difficult within evolutionary psychology.