Journal
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 1-+Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X07000581
Keywords
behavioral game theory; behavioral science; evolutionary theory; experimental psychology; gene-culture coevolution; rational actor model; socialization
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The various behavioral disciplines model human behavior in distinct and incompatible ways. Yet, recent theoretical and empirical developments have created the conditions for rendering coherent the areas of overlap of the various behavioral disciplines. The analytical tools deployed in this task incorporate core principles from several behavioral disciplines. The proposed framework recognizes evolutionary theory, covering both genetic and cultural evolution, as the integrating principle of behavioral science. Moreover, if decision theory and game theory are broadened to encompass other-regarding preferences, they become capable of modeling all aspects of decision making, including those normally considered psychological, sociological, or anthropological. The mind as a decision-making organ then becomes the organizing principle of psychology.
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