Evolutionary Theory: Fringe or Central to Psychological Science

• Hoofdauteur: Danielle Sulikowski (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Reeks: Frontiers Research Topics
• Onderwerpen: Psychology; domain specificity; modularity; Computational theory of mind; developmental plasticity; Cultural inheritance; Embodied Cognition; evolutionary psychology
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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 appli...