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The curious origins of ownership

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2023

Luca Tummolini Open the ORCID record for Luca Tummolini [Opens in a new window]
Luca Tummolini*
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Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Italian National Research Council, Rome, Italy luca.tummolini@istc.cnr.it; https://www.istc.cnr.it/people/luca-tummolini Institute for Future Studies, IFFS, Stockholm, Sweden
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Abstract

What are the origins of ownership as a conceptual domain? By combining experimental evidence from cognitive science, a theoretical proposal from developmental psychology, and the computational framework of reinforcement learning, I argue that ownership concepts can develop as a by-product of our curiosity-based exploration and become grounded via our experience of control in physical and social environments.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e352
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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