Evolution in Mind

1998
 |  Behavior evolution
Evolution in Mind

Author: Henry C. Plotkin

Publisher:

ISBN: 0674001958

Category: Behavior evolution

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From the nature-nurture question which has occupied philosophers and scientists for thousands of years to the most recent debates about how the mind is structured, Plotkin looks at what it means to be human from an evolutionist's perspective.

Mind and Its Evolution

2014-01-14
 |  Psychology
Mind and Its Evolution

Author: Allan Paivio

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 9781317716891

Category: Psychology

Page: 536

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This book updates the Dual Coding Theory of mind (DCT), a theory of modern human cognition consisting of separate but interconnected nonverbal and verbal systems. Allan Paivio, a leading scholar in cognitive psychology, presents this masterwork as new findings in psychological research on memory, thought, language, and other core areas have flourished, as have pioneering developments in the cognitive neurosciences. Mind and Its Evolution provides a thorough exploration into how these adaptive nonverbal and verbal systems might have evolved, as well as a careful comparison of DCT with contrasting "single-code" cognitive theories. Divided into four parts, this text begins with a general, systematic theory of modern human cognition as the reference model for interpreting the cognitive abilities of evolutionary ancestors. The first half of the book discusses mind as it is; the second half addresses how it came to be that way. Each half is subdivided into two parts defined by thematic chapters. Mind and Its Evolution concludes with evidence-based suggestions about nourishing mental growth through applications of DCT in education, psychotherapy, and health. This volume will appeal to cognitive and evolutionary psychologists, as well as students in the areas of memory, language, cognition, and mind evolution specialists in psychology, philosophy, and other disciplines.

Mind in Evolution

1915
 |  Psychology
Mind in Evolution

Author: Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse

Publisher: Ayer Company Pub

ISBN: UCAL:B4086088

Category: Psychology

Page: 500

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"The form of the present work needs a preliminary word of explanation. Its subject is 'Mind in Evolution, ' but no one will expect that such a subject should be treated with any pretence of adequacy within a single volume or by a single writer. The contribution offered in the following pages is of a double character. There is, first, an attempt to sketch in outline what seem to the writer to be the main phases of mental development. There is, secondly, an attempt to fill in this outline so far as the lower phases are concerned. To put the same distinction in different words, a hypothesis is propounded as to the general trend of mental evolution, and an attempt is made to test this hypothesis so far as animal intelligence and the generic distinction between animal and human intelligence are concerned. For the rest, that is to say in all that relates to the higher development of the human mind in society, the outline is left to be filled in upon a future occasion. The whole subject naturally falls into the two main divisions of animal and human evolution, and the mass of matter to be dealt with is so great that it is convenient to keep the two parts separate. At the same time evolution is a single continuous process the different phases of which are only seen in their true significance when treated as parts of the whole to which they belong. This is my excuse for combining a general design with a partial execution. Even as to that portion of the hypothesis which I have described as being tested in the present work I cannot pretend that the test is in any sense final. The hypothesis, though it appears to me to stand the test thus far, remains a hypothesis. The nature and limits of animal intelligence in its higher forms are matters of keen controversy, and will long remain so. In a science so little advanced as Comparative Psychology the justification for publishing any opinions or arguments must lie not in any pretence to finality, but in the hope of suggesting further investigation. In the years that have elapsed since the first edition was published, the subject of Comparative Psychology has undergone a great change. The observations of H.S. Jennings have shown me that something of the nature of mind is to be carried further down in the organic world than I supposed. His results, together, with other work in general psychology, have led me, however, to extend rather than to narrow the view taken in the first edition, and even to raise the question whether mind (in the infinitely varied forms of its activity from the groping of unconscious effort to the full clearness of conscious purpose) may not be the essential driving force in all evolutionary change"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Evolution of Mind

2010
 |  Psychology
Evolution of Mind

Author: Vijai S. Shankar

Publisher: Advaita Publications, LLC

ISBN: 9079731099

Category: Psychology

Page: 289

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Profound and newest insight into evolution of mind, so that man may traverse beyond the confines of mind.

Intuitive Suggestion

2017-12-24
 |  Psychology
Intuitive Suggestion

Author: J. W. Thomas

Publisher: Forgotten Books

ISBN: 0484621866

Category: Psychology

Page: 172

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Excerpt from Intuitive Suggestion: A New Theory of the Evolution of Mind There are missing links, too, in the theory of the Evolution of the Mind as well as in the Evolution of the Body and while many authorities are prepared to accept the Evolution of the Mind, generally, along common lines, there are others who cannot reconcile certain faculties and functions as resulting simply from Natural Selection. Darwin believed that, just as the body of man has been evolved by one continuous process from the germ-plasm upwards, so mind, in complete association, has been similarly evolved. Haeckel has maintained the same theory, and laboured, diligently, to support his views. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Evolution of Mind

1998
 |  Behavior evolution
The Evolution of Mind

Author: Professor of History Philosophy of Science and C Colin Allen

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN: 0195110536

Category: Behavior evolution

Page: 284

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In The Evolution of Mind, outstanding figures on the cutting edge of evolutionary psychology follow clues provided by current neuroscientific evidence to illuminate many puzzling questions of human cognitive evolution. With contributions from psychologists, ethologists, anthropologists, and philosophers, the book offers a broad range of approaches to explore the mysteries of the mind's evolution - from investigating the biological functions of human cognition to drawing comparisons between human and animal cognitive abilities.

The Child Mind in Evolution

1941
 |  Child artists
The Child Mind in Evolution

Author: Gertrude Howell Hildreth

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015003660720

Category: Child artists

Page: 208

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Consists of three parts: first, a description of the child and his background, the conditions under which the drawings were made; second, a study of the content and characteristics of the drawings; third, a psychological interpretation of the findings.

The Biased Mind

2015-09-15
 |  Psychology
The Biased Mind

Author: Jérôme Boutang

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9783319165196

Category: Psychology

Page: 187

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Using a wealth of anecdotes, data from academic literature, and original research, this very accessible little book highlights how we all struggle to cope with the maelstrom of choices, influences and experiences that come our way. The authors have slogged through piles of dry research papers to provide many wonderful nuggets of information and surprising insights. For example: Why is an upside-down red triangle such a powerful warning sign on the road? What is the best kind of alibi? What makes the number 7 so special? Why is it better to whisper words of love into the left ear? Will that recent marriage last? Why is it that the French eat snails but not slugs? The reader will discover the amazing tools and shortcuts that millennia of evolution have built into our brains. And this knowledge is power! Knowing more about how the human mind connects the dots helps us understand why decision-making is so tricky. With insights from evolutionary psychology, we become better equipped to understand ourselves and others and to interact and communicate more effectively.

Origins of the Modern Mind

1991
 |  Science
Origins of the Modern Mind

Author: Merlin Donald

Publisher: Harvard University Press

ISBN: 0674644840

Category: Science

Page: 428

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This bold and brilliant book asks the ultimate question of the life sciences: How did the human mind acquire its incomparable power? In seeking the answer, Merlin Donald traces the evolution of human culture and cognition from primitive apes to artificial intelligence, presenting an enterprising and original theory of how the human mind evolved from its presymbolic form.