Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104.
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Apr;37(2):153-4. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X13002136.
The connection between selfish genes and selfish goals is not merely metaphorical. Many goals that shape contemporary cognition and behavior are psychological products of evolutionarily fundamental motivational systems and thus are phenotypic manifestations of genes. An evolutionary perspective can add depth and nuance to our understanding of "selfish goals" and their implications for human cognition and behavior.
自私基因与自私目标之间的联系不仅仅是比喻性的。许多塑造当代认知和行为的目标是进化基础动机系统的心理产物，因此是基因的表型表现。进化视角可以为我们理解“自私目标”及其对人类认知和行为的影响增添深度和细微差别。
