Power up: A Cognitive Explanation of Heterogeneity in Preferences for Power

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kieron Meagher ◽  
Andrew Wait
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Explanation

Infant preferences for attractive faces: A cognitive explanation.

1999 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 848-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Rubenstein ◽  
Lisa Kalakanis ◽  
Judith H. Langlois
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Explanation

An appeal for liberalism, or why van Gelder's notion of a dynamical system is too narrow for cognitive science

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 653-654
Author(s):  
Michael Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Dynamical System ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Cognitive Explanation

Van Gelder identifies the notion of a dynamical system with that of a quantitative system. According to an alternative view, a dynamical system is a state-determined system. This suggests a more profitable way to understand the roles of computation and dynamics in cognitive explanation.

Attractiveness bias: A cognitive explanation

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stevie S. Schein ◽  
Logan T. Trujillo ◽  
Judith H. Langlois
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Averaging Theory ◽  
Cognitive Explanation

AbstractAccording to cognitive averaging theory, preferences for attractive faces result from their similarity to facial prototypes, the categorical central tendencies of a population of faces. Prototypical faces are processed more fluently, resulting in increased positive affect in the viewer.

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