Proper understanding of grounded procedures of separation needs a dual inheritance approach

Grounded procedures of separation are conceptualized as a learned concept. The simultaneous cultural universality of the general idea and immense diversity of its implementations might be better understood through the lens of dual inheritance theories. By drawing on examples from developmental psych...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2021-02, Vol.44, p.e23-e23, Article e23
Main Authors: Schubert, Thomas W., Grüning, David J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition & reasoning
Developmental psychology
Emotions
Heredity
Humans
Inheritances
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Summary:Grounded procedures of separation are conceptualized as a learned concept. The simultaneous cultural universality of the general idea and immense diversity of its implementations might be better understood through the lens of dual inheritance theories. By drawing on examples from developmental psychology and emotion theorizing, we argue that an innate blueprint might underlie learned implementations of cleansing that vary widely.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X20000394