Defining fitness in an uncertain world
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DOI: 10.1007/s00285-017-1164-z
Abstract: The recently elucidated definition of fitness employed by Fisher in his fundamental theorem of natural selection is combined with reproductive values as appropriately defined in the context of both random environments and continuing fluctuations in… read more here.
Keywords: defining fitness; uncertain world; fitness; fitness uncertain ... See more keywords
Probability Learning in an Uncertain World: How Children Adjust to Changing Contingencies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2018.06.008
Abstract: We regularly make predictions about future events, even in a world where events occur probabilistically rather than deterministically. Our environment may even be non-stationary such that the probability of an event may change suddenly or… read more here.
Keywords: probability; uncertain world; probability learning; world children ... See more keywords
The Psychological Benefits of an Uncertain World: Hope and Optimism in the Face of Existential Threat
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.749093
Abstract: We examine how prior mental health predicts hopes and how hopes predict subsequent mental health, testing hypotheses in a longitudinal study with an Australian nation-wide adult sample regarding mental health consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak… read more here.
Keywords: health; uncertain world; benefits uncertain; predict ... See more keywords