Suboptimalities for sure: Arguments from evolutionary theory

Rahnev & Denison (R&D) addressed the issue of (sub)optimalities in perception but only made a passing reference to evolutionary thinking. In our commentary, we concur with the authors’ claim that evolution does not work toward optimalities, but argue that an evolutionary perspective on perce...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2018, Vol.41, p.e247-e247, Article e247
Main Authors: Withagen, Rob, van der Kamp, John, de Wit, Matthieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bayesian analysis
Decision making
Decision theory
Evolution
Open Peer Commentary
Perception
R&D
Research & development
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Summary:Rahnev & Denison (R&D) addressed the issue of (sub)optimalities in perception but only made a passing reference to evolutionary thinking. In our commentary, we concur with the authors’ claim that evolution does not work toward optimalities, but argue that an evolutionary perspective on perception questions the Bayesian approach that the authors adopted.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X18001322