Sensitivity to Deviance and to Dissimilarity: Basic Cognitive Processes Under Activation of the Behavioral Immune System
Throughout evolutionary history, pathogens have imposed strong selection pressures on humans. To minimize humans’ exposure to pathogens, a behavioral immune system that promotes the detection and avoidance of disease-connoting cues has evolved. Although most pathogens cannot be discerned by our sens...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704918813433 |