Steven Pinker described the human mind as a 'Swiss Army knife' to illustrate the concept that it consists of a collection of independent, task-specific cognitive mechanisms.

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  Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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• Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• human mind concept
• cognitive mechanisms concept