Over the past several years, the concept of automaticity of higher cognitive processes has
permeated nearly all domains of psychological research. In this review, we highlight insights …

Social categorization is a universal mechanism for making sense of a vast social world with
roots in perceptual, conceptual, and social systems. These systems emerge strikingly early …

What do infants know? How does the knowledge that they begin with prepare them for
learning about the particular physical, cultural, and social world in which they live? Answers …

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …

Developmental psychologists coined the term" theory of mind" to describe how we
understand our shifting mental states in daily life. Over the past twenty years researchers …

The capacity to evaluate other people is essential for navigating the social world. Humans
must be able to assess the actions and intentions of the people around them, and make …

The Shape of Thought: How Mental Adaptations Evolve presents a road map for an
evolutionary psychology of the twenty-first century. It brings together theory from biology and …

Previous research has shown that 6‐month‐olds evaluate others on the basis of their social
behaviors–they are attracted to prosocial individuals, and avoid antisocial individuals …

People seem to have access to the workings of their own minds but not to the workings of
other minds. Philosophically speaking, this is supposed to create a problem for us. Because …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to
support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE …