The role of developmental immaturity and plasticity in evolution

被引：2

作者：

Bjorklund, David F. ^{[1
]}

Grotuss, Jason ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Florida Atlantic Univ, Dept Psychol, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA

来源：

BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES | 2006年 / 29卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1017/S0140525X06249069

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Aspects of cognitive immaturity may serve both to adapt children to their immediate environment and to prepare them for future ones. Language may have evolved in children's groups in the context of play. Developmental plasticity provides variability upon which natural selection operates, and such plasticity, that likely played an important role in the evolution of language, characterizes human children today.

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页码：281 / 282

页数：2