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hyperactive agency detection device: a standalone construct

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Cognitive science of religion

a proposed bias to detect intentional agents from ambiguous cues, offered as one natural basis for belief in gods.

In cognitive science of religion, hyperactive agency detection device refers to a proposed bias to detect intentional agents from ambiguous cues, offered as one natural basis for belief in gods. This meaning comes from Barrett (2000) in Trends in Cognitive Sciences.[1]

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Barrett, J. L. (2000). Exploring the natural foundations of religion. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 4(1), 29-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1364-6613(99)01419-9

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