This paper uses an evolutionary perspective to explain features of food learning in human children. Data from Western parents indicate that (1) children are least picky about foods when they are between one and two years of age, (2) vegetables are frequently refused by children, and (3) children have a tendency to eat foods one at a time rather than mixed together. Adaptive explanations f...... hiện toàn bộ
According to narrative theory, human beings are natural story-tellers, and investigating the character of the stories people tell can help us better understand not only the particular events described but also the character of the story-teller and of the social context within which the stories are constructed. Much of the research on the character of narratives has focussed on their inter...... hiện toàn bộ
Our intention in this article is to show that ethnic prejudice, as evaluated by questions on social distance, is at least partly grounded in the physical appearance of the target groups mentioned, as well as in the greater or lesser difference in phenotype of a child that the individual might have with a member of the target group. Appreciation of these target groups would then depend on ...... hiện toàn bộ