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dc.contributor.authorWinters, James-
dc.contributor.authorCharbonneau, Mathieu-
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-28T17:16:29Z-
dc.date.available2026-10-28T17:16:29Z-
dc.date.issued2026-07-10-
dc.identifier.citationWinters, J. and Charbonneau, M. (2026) 'Subjective selection needs socially transmitted goals and culturally evolving problems', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 49, e310. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x25104482.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0140-525X-
dc.identifier.urihttps://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/34103-
dc.descriptionOpen Peer Commentary.en_US
dc.description.abstractOur commentary aims to enrich Singh’s subjective selection framework in two fundamental ways. First, language is necessary for coordinating on shared instrumental goals. Without it, the explanatory burden rests largely on evolved psychology. Second, goals themselves are culturally constructed, socially transmitted, and cumulatively evolving over time. This co-evolutionary dynamic between problems and solutions exceeds what fixed psychological hierarchies can explain.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial, or not-for-profit sectorsen_US
dc.format.extentpp. 1–4-
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)en_US
dc.rightsRe-use licence for this version: InCopyright-
dc.rightsLicence for published version: Publisher's own licence-
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dc.subject.classification0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing-
dc.subject.classification1109 Neurosciences-
dc.subject.classification1702 Cognitive Sciences-
dc.subject.meshHumans-
dc.subject.meshLanguage-
dc.subject.meshGoals-
dc.subject.meshCultural Evolution-
dc.subject.meshHumans-
dc.subject.meshGoals-
dc.subject.meshCultural Evolution-
dc.subject.meshLanguage-
dc.subject.otherExperimental Psychology-
dc.titleSubjective selection needs socially transmitted goals and culturally evolving problemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x25104482-
dc.relation.isPartOfBehavioral and Brain Sciencesen_US
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
pubs.volume49-
dc.identifier.eissn1469-1825-
dcterms.issued2026-
dcterms.issued2026-07-10-
dc.date.updated2026-10-26T10:49:22Z-
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)-
dc.contributor.orcidWinters, James [0000-0003-2982-2991]-
dc.contributor.orcidCharbonneau, Mathieu [0000-0002-6786-8889]-
dc.identifier.numbere310-
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