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The logic of social exchange: Has natural selection shaped how humans reason? Studies with the Wason selection task

Cognition · 1989 · Vol. 31(3) · pp. 187–276
Leda Cosmides
Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial exchange theoryPsychologySelection (genetic algorithm)Task (project management)Schema (genetic algorithms)CognitionModular designTest (biology)Computational modelCognitive science

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AdolescentAdultAlgorithmsCognitionBiological EvolutionFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsLogicMalePsychological Theory
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