Behavioral immune system and trypophobia (tur)
Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2022 Pathogens, which are the source of infectious diseases, have imposed a strong selection pressure on human evolution as one of the most important causes of human death during the natural selection process. As a result of this, it is assumed that a variety
Süleyman Öztürk +4 more
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How is the behavioral immune system related to hygiene behaviors?
Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 2023 Infectious diseases present serious threats to our fitness. The biological immune system provides several mechanisms for dealing with these threats. So too does another system: the behavioral immune system.
Alexandra S. Wormley +1 more
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The Behavioral Immune System (and Why It Matters) [PDF]
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2011 Like many other animals, human beings engage in behavioral defenses against infectious pathogens. The behavioral immune system consists of a suite of psychological mechanisms that (a) detect cues connoting the presence of infectious pathogens in the ...
Mark Schaller, Justin H. Park
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Behavioral immune system linked to responses to the threat of COVID-19 [PDF]
Pers Individ Dif, 2020 People possess psychological processes that help them avoid pathogens, which is particularly important when novel infectious diseases (e.g., COVID-19) spread through the population.
Anastasia Makhanova, M. Shepherd
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The behavioral immune system and conservatism as predictors of disease-avoidant attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Pers Individ Dif, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to explore the relationships between the behavioral immune system (BIS), Political Ideology, and disease avoidant attitudes (e.g., attitudes toward vaccination and attitudes about COVID-19).
JohnMark Kempthorne, John A. Terrizzi
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Coronavirus-Related Searches on the Internet Predict COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the Real World: A Behavioral Immune System Perspective [PDF]
Soc Psychol Personal Sci, 2022 According to the smoke detector and functional flexibility principles of human behavioral immune system (BIS), the exposure to COVID-19 cues could motivate vaccine uptake. Using the tool of Google Trends, we tested that coronavirus-related searches—which
M. Ma, Sheng-Quan Ye
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Filthy Animals: Integrating the Behavioral Immune System and Disgust into a Model of Prophylactic Dehumanization [PDF]
Evol Psychol Sci, 2021 The behavioral immune system (BIS) is an evolved psychological mechanism that motivates prophylactic avoidance of disease vectors by eliciting disgust. When felt toward social groups, disgust can dampen empathy and promote dehumanization.
Alex P. Landry, Elliott Ihm, J. Schooler
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Linking the behavioral immune system to COVID-19 vaccination intention: The mediating role of the need for cognitive closure and vaccine hesitancy [PDF]
Pers Individ Dif, 2021 Vaccination has become one of the most effective ways of controlling the spread of COVID-19. Consequently, revealing the evolutionary and cognitive antecedents of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccination intention has become crucial.
Çağlar Solak +3 more
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Disease avoidance in the time of COVID-19: The behavioral immune system is associated with concern and preventative health behaviors [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses a serious global health threat. Without a vaccine, behavior change is the most effective means of reducing disease transmission. Identifying psychological factors that may encourage engagement in preventative
Natalie J. Shook +4 more
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Preregistered Direct Replication of “Sick Body, Vigilant Mind: The Biological Immune System Activates the Behavioral Immune System” [PDF]
Psychol Sci, 2020 The tendency to attend to and avoid cues to pathogens varies across individuals and contexts. Researchers have proposed that this variation is partially driven by immunological vulnerability to infection, though support for this hypothesis is equivocal ...
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