For a science of layered mechanisms: beyond laws, statistics, and correlations

Two general claims are made in this work. First, we need several different layers of theory, in particular for understanding human behavior. These layers should concern: the cognitive (mental) representations and mechanisms; the neural underlying processes; the evolutionary history and adaptive func...

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Main Author: Cristiano eCastelfranchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00536/full