There are probably thousands of psychological adaptations in the human mind. The vast majority are shared with other species. Some evolved hundreds of millions of years ago and are shared with thousands of species. Some evolved only a few million years ago and are shared only with other great apes. We have exquisitely efficient mechanisms for regulating our breathing, controlling our limbs, keeping our balance, seeing colors, remembering spatial locations, learning foraging skills, being kind to offspring, feeling pain when injured, remembering faces, making friends, punishing cheats, perceiving social status, estimating risks, and so forth.
Sayfa 133 - Nefesimizi düzenlemek, uzuvlarımızı kontrol etmek, dengemizi korumak, renkleri görmek, mekânsal konumları hatırlamak, acıyı hissetmek, yüzleri hatırlamak, arkadaş edinmek, hileleri cezalandırmak, sosyal ilişkileri algılamak.