PSYC 472 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mate Value, Inclusive Fitness, Kin Selection
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Subjects would not drink glass of juice with sterilized cockroach in it. Some subjects even refused to drink other juice poured into a different glass after witnessing this. Suggests modular system (conceptual, perceptual) that takes in cues for spread of pathogens. Objects potentially capable of contaminating foods (roaches, flies, feces) Sex (sex with close relatives, sex with animals) Processes that lead to disgust are similar in all three cases. Content of steps in processes are specific to the adaptive problem being solved. Deb lieberman disgust: model of disgust that takes perceptual clues (e. g. blood, bodily fluids) estimate level of pathogens probable expected value of sexual contact sexual avoidance or sexual attraction. Low mate value: if your value is low or aren"t a lot of alternatives, can suppress disgust at other individuals who are around. Six step disgust process: each type of disgust solves a unique adaptive problem, cues.
