CLSC 300 - Seminar.Topics in Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences

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Wellesley College

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Lucas Topic for 2009-10: Cooperation and Competition. According to traditional models of rationality, rational agents should act in ways that will maximize their self-interest. And the study of evolution teaches us that individuals are in competition for survival. Nonetheless, we have all experienced acts of apparent selflessness and societies could not function without cooperation among their members. How, then, can cooperative and selfless behaviors be explained In this course, an interdisciplinary approach to the problem will be taken. Evidence and theories from the psychological, economic, and neurobiological literatures will be examined. Cross-cultural, developmental, and cross-species differences will be explored as will the evolutionary origins of cooperation and competition and the role of cooperation in language. Students may register for either PSYC 300 or CLSC 300 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken one of 215-219, LING 114, PHIL 215, CS 111 or permission of instructor. Distribution: Epistemology and Cognition or Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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