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Learning in the social being system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2024

Zoe Jenkin Open the ORCID record for Zoe Jenkin [Opens in a new window]  and
Lori Markson
Zoe Jenkin*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy and Center for Cognitive Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA [email protected]
Lori Markson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA [email protected]
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Abstract

We argue that the core social being system is unlike other core systems in that it participates in frequent, widespread learning. As a result, the social being system is less constant throughout the lifespan and less informationally encapsulated than other core systems. This learning supports the development of the precursors of bias, but also provides avenues for preempting it.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e132
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