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Does evolutionary cognitive psychology crowd out the better angels of our nature?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2018

Cindy D. Kam
Cindy D. Kam*
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203. [email protected]://www.vanderbilt.edu/political-science/bio/cindy-kam
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Abstract

Although Boyer & Petersen's (B&P's) target article provides an exciting framework for political communication studies of framing effects, I raise questions concerning the presumed importance of folk-economic beliefs, the relative utility of identifying such proximate (as opposed to more generalized) drivers of public opinion, and the extent to which their model can explain variability among individuals. I conclude with thoughts on the normative implications of the evolutionary cognitive model for democratic governance.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e173
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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