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ERIC Number: EJ557430
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0028-0712
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The Brain's Versatile Toolbox.
Pinker, Steven
Natural History, v106 n8 p42-45 Sep 1997
Considers the role of evolution and natural selection in the functioning of the modern human brain. Natural selection equipped humans with a mental toolbox of intuitive theories about the world which were used to master rocks, tools, plants, animals, and one another. The same toolbox is used today to master the intellectual challenges of modern society. (PVD)
Descriptors: Biology, Brain, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evolution, Intuition, Learning Processes, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science Process Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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