Is psychological essentialism an inherent feature of human cognition?
Behav Brain Sci
; 37(5): 499, 2014 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25388047
Recent evidence shows that psychological essentialism is neither a universal nor stable feature of human cognition. The extent to which people report essentialist intuitions varies enormously across cultures and education levels, and is also influenced by subtle, normatively irrelevant contextual manipulations. These results challenge the notion that the human mind is "fitted" with a built-in inherence heuristic that produces essentialist intuitions.
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Assunto principal:
Cognição
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Formação de Conceito
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Aprendizagem
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Lógica
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Behav Brain Sci
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido