The Fitness Relevance of Counterintuitive Agents
Cognitive scientists have attributed the ubiquity of religious narratives partly to the favored recall of minimally counterintuitive (MCI) concepts within those narratives. Yet, this memory bias is inconsistent, sometimes absent, and without a functional rationale. Here, we asked if MCI concepts are...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 20, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 188-217 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion ZB Sociology ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Folk Psychology
B Religion B MCI effect B fitness relevance B counterintuitive agents B Connectionism |
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