June 2013 PMID 23282055

Evolutionary psychology: new perspectives on cognition and motivation.

Leda Cosmides, John Tooby

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The analysis indicates a moderate overall response, with discussions highlighting specific concepts such as guilt activation and attentional biases, as seen in posts that explicitly mention the emotional programs and cognitive differences. The tone is analytical and curious, with some praise for the clarity and connections made in the publication but without strong consensus or deep controversy.

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The posts show some support for the publication's ideas, particularly in mentioning the connection between emotions and social behavior, but also reflect curiosity and partial agreement rather than full consensus.

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Derek Parfait

@haus_cole · X

the gratitude emotion program is activated when someone puts an unexpectedly high weight on your welfare.…Guilt is hypothesized to be activated when a person discovers they have placed too low a weight on someone else’s welfare — https://t.co/jXLTUfqzsF

Oct 23, 2020 · 531 followers View post →

Matt Darling

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@GeorgeHemingto1 @itsbirdemic @sillyolyou @BenWinegard @rasmansa Here's a paper that makes the connection pretty explicit. https://t.co/XRoM6R8v75

Jan 4, 2020 · 58,423 followers View post →

David Pinsof

@DavidPinsof · X

@Race__Realist 1) Attentional capture of animals vs. vehicles, 2) sex differences in navigation, and many more in this paper https://t.co/UhqsGHcz0F

Apr 3, 2019 · 2 likes · 4,216 followers View post →