Evolutionary Theory: Fringe or Central to Psychological Science
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Danielle Sulikowski
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EnglishAbstract
The computational theory of mind, which views the brain as an information processor that operates on cognitive representations, is central to modern cognitive psychology and is the dominant perspective from which brain function is conceptualized and studied. Evolutionary Psychology (EP) is the application of evolutionary theory to understanding human behaviour and cognition. Unlike other core Psychology topic areas (such as Personality, Learning or Developmental Psychology), however, EP is not defined by the subset of psychological phenomena it seeks to describe and understand. It is instead defined by a specific meta-theoretical perspective, from which it seeks to (potentially) explain all psychological phenomena. The central question posed by this volume is whether this over-arching nature provides an opportunity for evolutionary approaches to offer an alternative meta-theoretical perspective to the information processing / representational view of brain function and behavior.
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domain specificity; modularity; Computational theory of mind; developmental plasticity; Cultural inheritance; Embodied Cognition; evolutionary psychologyWebshop link
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9782889199204Publisher
Frontiers Media SAPublisher website
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2016Series
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Psychology
Psychology