Cultural evolution needed to complete the Grossmann theory
- PMID: 37154356
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X22001790
Cultural evolution needed to complete the Grossmann theory
Abstract
Grossmann used evolutionary analysis to argue for the adaptive nature of fearfulness. This analysis, however, falls short of addressing why negative affectivity is maladaptive in contemporary Western societies. Here, we fill the gap by documenting the implied cultural variation and considering cultural (rather than biological) evolution over the last 10,000 years to explain the observed cultural variation.
Comment in
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Extending and refining the fearful ape hypothesis.Behav Brain Sci. 2023 May 8;46:e81. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X22002837. Behav Brain Sci. 2023. PMID: 37154374
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The human fear paradox: Affective origins of cooperative care.Behav Brain Sci. 2022 Apr 18;46:e52. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X2200067X. Behav Brain Sci. 2022. PMID: 35431016
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