17 - Cognitive Science of Music Flashcards
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Theory that music is made up of multiple evolutionary useful components, but it itself, is not crucial to survival (Pinker)
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Auditory Cheesecake Theory
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Theory that music is a tool of sexual selection, used to attract mates
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Darwin’s Sexual Selection Theory
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Theory that music is evolved from coordinated territorial defense signals
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Coalition Signalling Theory
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Theory that music replaced grooming as a social bonding tool
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Dunbar’s Social Bonding Theory
