adaptive function
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadaptiveandfunction
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adaptive
adjective
uk/əˈdæp.tɪv/us/əˈdæp.tɪv/
having an ability to change to suit ...
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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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First, it is certain that if dreaming has anadaptivefunction, it should have enhanced biological fitness in the environment of our ancestors.
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Any effect constitutes anadaptivefunctionif it contributes to survival and to reproduction.
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His limited characterization of dreaming as threat simulation leads revonsuo to consider only one specificadaptivefunctionpertinent to human evolution.
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If dreaming does not have anyadaptivefunctionof its own, then it is likely to be coupled to properties that do.
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The appropriate sense of "function" in this context is that of a biological,adaptivefunction.
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Both waxy secretions and dorsal spines cannot be produced without some physiological cost, a cost that is likely offset by someadaptivefunction.
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Tinbergen was interested in theadaptivefunctionof the behavioral pattern wherein parents remove eggshells from their nest shortly after their young have hatched.
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Contrary to revonsuo (sect. 3.2), however, it is doubtful that dreams have anyadaptivefunction.
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I suggest that this was theadaptivefunctionfor which dreaming was selected in our evolutionary history.
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He discusses how in fact ethics are not a matter of taste, but have a necessary evolutionaryadaptivefunction.
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Hence, from an ontological viewpoint, an object affords a class of actions that have anadaptivefunctionfor the perceiver.
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The next step in the analysis is to determine what kind ofadaptivefunctionthis modified pattern of development may serve.
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The capability for ancestral threat simulation is the essence of the biologicallyadaptivefunctionof dreaming.
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Developing a computational theory of theadaptivefunctionof a mental process requires specifying the conditions that prevailed while it was evolving.
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Expressive language is more adversely affected than receptive language, whereas scores for motor andadaptivefunctionare relatively higher compared with communication and cognitive functioning.
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It takes more than recognition of their historicallyadaptivefunctionto make one less gloomy about human hankerings for fat and sugar.
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I do suspect, however, that the authors put theadaptivefunctionof consciousness in a more favorable light than it might generally deserve.
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This means that any effect constitutes anadaptivefunctionif it contributes to survival and reproduction.
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They had to tackle the experiment with non-deterministic behavior caused by theadaptivefunction.
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Similarly, neurocognitive impairment also is associated with the outcome andadaptivefunctionof patients with schizophrenia.
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