The nine aspects he lists that make up a mental module are domain specificity, mandatory operation, limited central accessibility, fast processing, informational encapsulation, "shallow" outputs, fixed neural architecture, characteristic and specific breakdown patterns, and characteristic ontogenetic pace and sequencing.
[1] The question of their existence and nature is a major topic in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology.
All people are born with a basic jealousy cognitive module, which is developed through as an evolutionary strategy in order to safeguard a mate.
[23] This module triggers aggression towards competitors in order to ensure paternity and prevent extramarital offspring.
Some behaviors related to this disorder can get to the extent of following the other person on the street or observe him or her at home, compulsively reviewing their activity on social media, and can even result in harassment.
A cognitive module[32] developed to solve a particular problem in which an emotional load can sometimes be taken to other situations where it is not appropriate.
Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder where cognitive modules are triggered too often, overwhelming the brain with information.
According to psychoanalytic theory, many cognitive modules are unconscious and repressed, to avoid mental conflicts.
A very important aspect of how humans think is the ability, when encountering a situation or problem, to find more or less similar, but not identical, experiences or cognitive modules.