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The evolutionary foundations of resource-rational analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

Armin W. Schulz
Armin W. Schulz*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045. awschulz@ku.eduhttp://people.ku.edu/~a382s825/
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Abstract

Resource-rational analysis would profit from being integrated more explicitly with an evolutionary psychological perspective. In particular, by taking more strongly into consideration the fact that efficiency considerations are a key driver of the evolution of human and animal minds, it becomes clearer: (1) why it is reasonable to assume that cognitive mechanisms trade-off accuracy against effort, (2) how this trade-off occurs, and (3) how to overcome some of the challenges of resource-rational analysis.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e23
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2020

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