Forms and functions of the self-conscious emotions
D Sznycer - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2019 - cell.com
Pride, shame, and guilt color our highest and lowest personal moments. Recent evidence
suggests that these self-conscious emotions are neurocognitive adaptations crafted by …
suggests that these self-conscious emotions are neurocognitive adaptations crafted by …
Evolutionary psychology: New perspectives on cognition and motivation
L Cosmides, J Tooby - Annual review of psychology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Evolutionary psychology is the second wave of the cognitive revolution. The first wave
focused on computational processes that generate knowledge about the world: perception …
focused on computational processes that generate knowledge about the world: perception …
An opportunity cost model of subjective effort and task performance
Why does performing certain tasks cause the aversive experience of mental effort and
concomitant deterioration in task performance? One explanation posits a physical resource …
concomitant deterioration in task performance? One explanation posits a physical resource …
Shame closely tracks the threat of devaluation by others, even across cultures
We test the theory that shame evolved as a defense against being devalued by others. By
hypothesis, shame is a neurocomputational program tailored by selection to orchestrate …
hypothesis, shame is a neurocomputational program tailored by selection to orchestrate …
A mutualistic approach to morality: The evolution of fairness by partner choice
What makes humans moral beings? This question can be understood either as a proximate
“how” question or as an ultimate “why” question. The “how” question is about the mental and …
“how” question or as an ultimate “why” question. The “how” question is about the mental and …
Life history theory and evolutionary psychology
HS Kaplan, SW Gangestad - The handbook of evolutionary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides an overview of life history theory (LHT). LHT conceptualizes specific
allocation tradeoffs in terms of three broad, fundamental trade‐offs: the present‐future …
allocation tradeoffs in terms of three broad, fundamental trade‐offs: the present‐future …
Cognitive systems for revenge and forgiveness
Minimizing the costs that others impose upon oneself and upon those in whom one has a
fitness stake, such as kin and allies, is a key adaptive problem for many organisms. Our …
fitness stake, such as kin and allies, is a key adaptive problem for many organisms. Our …
Functional interdependence theory: An evolutionary account of social situations
Social interactions are characterized by distinct forms of interdependence, each of which
has unique effects on how behavior unfolds within the interaction. Despite this, little is known …
has unique effects on how behavior unfolds within the interaction. Despite this, little is known …
Cross-cultural invariances in the architecture of shame
Human foragers are obligately group-living, and their high dependence on mutual aid is
believed to have characterized our species' social evolution. It was therefore a central …
believed to have characterized our species' social evolution. It was therefore a central …
[PDF][PDF] Groups in mind: The coalitional roots of war and morality
J Tooby, L Cosmides - Human morality and sociality: Evolutionary …, 2010 - 123library.org
192 Groups in Mind conflict in chimpanzees suggests that our ancestors have been
practicing war for at least 6 million years, and that it was a selective presence acting on the …
practicing war for at least 6 million years, and that it was a selective presence acting on the …