The evolution of misbelief

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 493-510

  McKay, Ryan T ^a,b   Dennett, Daniel C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Belief; Delusions; Design; Evolution; Misbelief; Positive illusions; Religion; Self deception

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DELUSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PROSOPAGNOSIA; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CULTURE; DECEPTION; DELUSIONS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77949632057     PISSN: 0140525X     EISSN: 14691825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X09990975     Document Type: Review

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