The need to incorporate human variation and evolutionary theory in forensic anthropology: A call for reform.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24384
Abstract: In 1992, Norm Sauer called for a language shift in which practitioners would move away from the socially loaded term "race" and replace it with the less provocative term "ancestry." While many heeded the call… read more here.
Keywords: anthropology; human variation; ancestry; population ... See more keywords
An evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics applied to concurrent ratio schedules.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeab.468
Abstract: An evolutionary theory of adaptive behavior dynamics was tested by studying the behavior of artificial organisms (AOs) animated by the theory, working on concurrent ratio schedules with unequal and equal ratios in the components. The… read more here.
Keywords: equal ratios; ratio; concurrent ratio; ratio schedules ... See more keywords
On the current status of the evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeab.495
Abstract: The evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics is a complexity theory that instantiates the Darwinian principles of selection, reproduction, and mutation in a genetic algorithm. The algorithm is used to animate artificial organisms that behave continuously… read more here.
Keywords: status; theory; behavior dynamics; theory behavior ... See more keywords
A test of the evolutionary theory's account of punishment superimposed on single-alternative schedules.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeab.811
Abstract: A test of the evolutionary theory was conducted by replicating Bradshaw et al.'s (1977, 1978, 1979) experiments in which human participants worked on single-alternative variable-interval (VI) schedules of reinforcement under three punishment conditions: no punishment,… read more here.
Keywords: theory; evolutionary theory; punishment superimposed; punishment ... See more keywords
Who's afraid of epigenetics? Habits, instincts, and Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory
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DOI: 10.1007/s40656-021-00376-9
Abstract: Our paper aims at bringing to the fore the crucial role that habits play in Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by means of natural selection. We have organized the paper in two steps: first, we… read more here.
Keywords: charles darwin; habit; afraid epigenetics; epigenetics habits ... See more keywords
How Evolutionary Theory Illuminates Radiologic Practice: Bipedalism.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2018.08.005
Abstract: Many of the medical complaints that prompt routine radiologic imaging can be traced to the fact that human beings are not perfectly adapted to one of the most distinctive features of our species, upright posture.… read more here.
Keywords: illuminates radiologic; radiology; practice bipedalism; theory illuminates ... See more keywords
Evolutionary theory and the classification of crime
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DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2020.101449
Abstract: Abstract There are formidable challenges to providing widely agreed upon, logical, coherent, and useful classification schemes in the forensic domain. Most attempts to classify types of crime focus on surface features of offences and group… read more here.
Keywords: classification; theory classification; classification crime; crime ... See more keywords
Modeling resurgence with an evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104623
Abstract: McDowell's (2004) Evolutionary Theory of Behavior Dynamics (ETBD) is a computational theory that has reproduced a wide variety of behavioral phenomena observed in material reality. Here, we extended the generality of the ETBD by successfully… read more here.
Keywords: theory; resurgence; behavior dynamics; theory behavior ... See more keywords
An evolutionary theory of moral injury with insight from Turkana warriors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.07.003
Abstract: Abstract Clinicians in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies are rethinking whether Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is caused solely by exposure to life-threatening experiences, or also by moral injury—witnessing or participating in acts… read more here.
Keywords: combat; moral beliefs; turkana warriors; evolutionary theory ... See more keywords
The benefits of evolution education for natural resources managers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2017.11.003
Abstract: Abstract Managers are a strength of policy implementation in the changing and complex landscape of natural resources management. We argue future managers will require additional educational emphases such as coursework in evolution to confront emerging… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; evolution education; management; natural resources ... See more keywords
Evolution in Mind: Evolutionary Dynamics, Cognitive Processes, and Bayesian Inference
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.04.005
Abstract: Evolutionary theory describes the dynamics of population change in settings affected by reproduction, selection, mutation, and drift. In the context of human cognition, evolutionary theory is most often invoked to explain the origins of capacities… read more here.
Keywords: bayesian inference; mind; evolution; evolutionary dynamics ... See more keywords