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Giving body to the multitrait framework

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2025

Bartosz Michał Radomski Open the ORCID record for Bartosz Michał Radomski [Opens in a new window] ,
Jelle Bruineberg Open the ORCID record for Jelle Bruineberg [Opens in a new window] ,
Alexander Hölken ,
Henry D. Potter Open the ORCID record for Henry D. Potter [Opens in a new window] ,
Caroline Stankozi  and
Fred Keijzer
Bartosz Michał Radomski*
Affiliation:
Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany bartosz.radomski@rub.de alexander.hoelken@rub.de caroline.stankozi@rub.de
Jelle Bruineberg
Affiliation:
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark bruineberg@hum.ku.dk
Alexander Hölken
Affiliation:
Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany bartosz.radomski@rub.de alexander.hoelken@rub.de caroline.stankozi@rub.de
Henry D. Potter
Affiliation:
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland hpotter@tcd.ie
Caroline Stankozi
Affiliation:
Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany bartosz.radomski@rub.de alexander.hoelken@rub.de caroline.stankozi@rub.de
Fred Keijzer
Affiliation:
University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands f.a.keijzer@rug.nl
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*Corresponding author.
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Abstract

Given its assumption that cognition is embodied, the multitrait framework could benefit from engaging with recent work in embodied cognitive science. Here, we introduce three lines of contemporary research—from ecological psychology, basal cognition, and embodied cognitive neuroscience—which help contextualize the article’s “trait-linkage” findings and further support the authors’ arguments for evolutionary continuity between simple and complex cognitive traits.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e94
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