“From an evolutionary perspective, people who can more readily detect animacy can cast a wider net when identifying possible sources of social connection, which thereby allows these individuals to maximize opportunities for renewing social relationships,” the researchers write. So, the more alive things you can find, the more potential friends you have? Seems reasonable enough, except I can’t imagine ancient humans were faced with too many half-doll/half-humans, the way participants in this study were.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:03:27 +0000