Daily Archives: October 27, 2017

The developmental foundations of human fairness

New behavioral and neuroscientific evidence on the development of fairness behaviors demonstrates that the signatures of human fairness can be traced into childhood. Children make sacrifices for fairness (1) when they have less than others, (2) when others have been unfair and … Continue reading

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Conceptual Foundations of Human Social Cognition

The ability to represent, conceptualize, and reason about mental states is one of the greatest achievements of human evolution. Having an appreciation for the workings of the mind is considered a prerequisite for natural language acquisition, strategic social interaction, reflexive thought, and … Continue reading

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