The coexistence problem in psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary theory: Commentary on Evans & Lane, Harris, Legare & Visala, and Subbotsky

Human Development

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-199

  Whitehouse, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coexistence of natural and supernatural explanation; Social anthropology and the cognitive and evolutionary sciences; Social learning and cultural transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENCE; SOCIAL LEARNING;

EID: 79960969596     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: 14230054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329149     Document Type: Note

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