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Cognitive and affective processes mediate the effects of environmental factors on life history outcomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2025

Didi Dunin  and
Benjamin F. van Buren Open the ORCID record for Benjamin F. van Buren [Opens in a new window]
Didi Dunin*
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Department of Psychology, The New School, New York, NY, USA dunid901@newschool.edu vanburenb@newschool.edu
Benjamin F. van Buren
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The New School, New York, NY, USA dunid901@newschool.edu vanburenb@newschool.edu
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Abstract

Environmental factors do not directly drive life history outcomes. Rather, their influence is mediated by cognitive and affective processes. Here we review several psychological processes, which mediate the influence of environmental mortality on life history strategies in both Tier 1 and 2 from the target article.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e106
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