Evolved Psychological Mechanisms as Constraints on Optimization

被引：2
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作者：
Vasconcelos, Marco [1 ,2 ]
Gonzalez, Valeria V. [3 ]
Macias, Alejandro [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Aveiro, Dept Educ & Psychol, Campus Univ Santiago, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
[2] Univ Aveiro, William James Ctr Res, Aveiro, Portugal
[3] Univ Minho, Sch Psychol, Braga, Portugal
来源：
COMPARATIVE COGNITION & BEHAVIOR REVIEWS | 2019年 / 14卷
关键词：
constraint; heuristic; mechanism; suboptimal choice; PIGEONS; JUSTIFICATION; PREFERENCES; HONEYBEES; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS; CHOICE;
D O I：
10.3819/CCBR.2019.140005
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Behavior and its underpinning mechanisms are the product of evolution by natural selection just as many other biological traits. This does not imply that all behavior should be optimal. The biological optimization agent is natural selection, not the behaving organism. Behavior may or may not be close to optimal depending on the degree to which the current circumstances match the organism's typical ecology. Evolved mechanisms impose constraints, and situations generating suboptimal preferences are singular opportunities to study the particulars of such mechanisms.
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