Why ritualized behavior? Precaution Systems and action parsing in developmental, pathological and cultural rituals

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Summary

This work proposes an explanation of ritualized behavior in terms of an evolved Precaution System geared to the detection of and reaction to inferred threats to fitness, distinct from fear-systems geared to respond to manifest danger.

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2006-12-01
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Psychology, Cognitive psychology, Repertoire, Action (physics), Cognition

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