Department of Psychology,The University of Texas at Austin,Austin,TX
Behav Brain Sci. 2016 Jan;39:e26. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X15000564.
Ritual cognition builds upon social learning biases that may have become specialized for affiliation within social groups. The adaptive problems of group living required a means of identifying group members, ensuring commitment to the group, facilitating cooperation, and maintaining group cohesion. We discuss how ritual serves these social functions.
仪式认知建立在社会学习偏差的基础上，这些偏差可能已经专门用于群体内部的联系。群体生活的适应性问题需要一种识别群体成员的手段，确保对群体的承诺，促进合作，并保持群体凝聚力。我们讨论了仪式如何服务于这些社会功能。
