Cognitive and evolutionary foundations of culture and belief
This thesis explores topical issues in human culture and belief using tools afforded by cognitive psychology and evolutionary theory. Chapter 1 outlines the specific topics examined in this thesis. Chapter 2 presents a meta-analysis that examines the association between delusional ideation and data...
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ftdatacite:10.25949/19441724 2023-05-15T15:05:17+02:00 Cognitive and evolutionary foundations of culture and belief Ross, Robert Malcolm 2022 https://dx.doi.org/10.25949/19441724 https://figshare.mq.edu.au/articles/thesis/Cognitive_and_evolutionary_foundations_of_culture_and_belief/19441724 unknown Macquarie University In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Other education not elsewhere classified article-journal ScholarlyArticle Thesis Text 2022 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.25949/19441724 2022-04-01T18:27:14Z This thesis explores topical issues in human culture and belief using tools afforded by cognitive psychology and evolutionary theory. Chapter 1 outlines the specific topics examined in this thesis. Chapter 2 presents a meta-analysis that examines the association between delusional ideation and data gathering in the “beads task” paradigm. Chapter 3 presents a behavioural study that examines the extent to which analytic cognitive style and delusional ideation independently predict data gathering in the “beads task” paradigm. Chapter 4 presents a behavioural study of belief formation using the “allergist” associative learning paradigm. Chapter 5 presents an analysis of the evolution of European folktales using methods from population genetics to examine cultural evolution in large, modern societies. Chapter 6 presents a discussion of the importance of taking a geographically explicit approach to the analysis of cross-cultural data. Chapter 7 presents an analysis of the evolution of Arctic folktales using methods from population genetics to examine cultural evolution in small, traditional societies. Chapter 8 presents a general conclusion that summarises the contribution that this thesis makes to our understanding of culture and belief. Text Arctic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic |
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This thesis explores topical issues in human culture and belief using tools afforded by cognitive psychology and evolutionary theory. Chapter 1 outlines the specific topics examined in this thesis. Chapter 2 presents a meta-analysis that examines the association between delusional ideation and data gathering in the “beads task” paradigm. Chapter 3 presents a behavioural study that examines the extent to which analytic cognitive style and delusional ideation independently predict data gathering in the “beads task” paradigm. Chapter 4 presents a behavioural study of belief formation using the “allergist” associative learning paradigm. Chapter 5 presents an analysis of the evolution of European folktales using methods from population genetics to examine cultural evolution in large, modern societies. Chapter 6 presents a discussion of the importance of taking a geographically explicit approach to the analysis of cross-cultural data. Chapter 7 presents an analysis of the evolution of Arctic folktales using methods from population genetics to examine cultural evolution in small, traditional societies. Chapter 8 presents a general conclusion that summarises the contribution that this thesis makes to our understanding of culture and belief. |
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