Domain specificity is a theoretical position in
cognitive science (especially modern
cognitive development) that argues that many aspects of
cognition are supported by specialized, presumably evolutionarily specified, learning devices. The position is a close relative of
modularity of mind, but is considered more general in that it does not necessarily entail all the assumptions of
Fodorian modularity (e.g., informational encapsulation). Instead, it is properly described as a variant of
psychological nativism.Other cognitive scientists also hold the mind to be modular, without the modules necessarily possessing the characteristics of Foderian modularity.