Shared intentionality and attachment theories in WILD and WEIRD contexts

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 49:e261 (2026)
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Barr et al.’s WILD approach to social-cognitive development appropriately identifies sampling shortcomings in Shared Intentionality and Attachment Theories. I argue these theories reflect evolved social-cognitive mechanisms that are expressed differently in different rearing environments and remain conceptual anchors for understanding important aspects of human social-cognitive development that should gain even more explanatory power with the addition of WILD data.

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