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Can niche-construction theory live in harmony with human equipotentiality?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2001

Gwen J. Broude
Gwen J. Broude
Affiliation:
Vassar College, Department of Psychology, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0152 [email protected]
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Abstract

Consistent with the “niche construction” hypothesis, human beings tailor their behavior to local circumstances in ways beneficial to their inclusive fitness. However, the fact that any human being seems equally capable of adopting any of these context-dependent fitness-enhancing behaviors makes niche construction theory implausible in practice. The human capacity for exhibiting context-specific behavior remains in need of an explanation.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 2000 , pp. 149 - 150
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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