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hreat simulation, dreams, and domain-specificity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2001

Todd K. Shackelford  and
Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford
Todd K. Shackelford
Affiliation:
Division of Science-Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33314 [email protected]@fau.edu
Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford
Affiliation:
Division of Science-Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33314 [email protected]@fau.edu
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Abstract

According to Revonsuo, dreams are the output of a evolved “threat simulation mechanism.” The author marshals a diverse and comprehensive array of empirical and theoretical support for this hypothesis. We propose that the hypothesized threat simulation mechanism might be more domain-specific in design than the author implies. To illustrate, we discuss the possible sex-differentiated design of the hypothesized threat simulation mechanism.

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Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 6 , December 2000 , pp. 1004
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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