PSYC 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Cultural Psychology, Authoritarianism, Cognitive Psychology
23 Nov 2017
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Fundamental principles about evolved flexibility and using life science more broadly. Fundamental principles in evolutionary psychology can lead to. Implication for visual attention little dot that appears after a face. Measure the reaction time how fast you see and response to the. Disfigured hold attention for longer and especially when perceiver feels vulnerable to disease. More conservative attitude -- more attention to faces. More pathogenic signs, more likely to conform, more likely to. In countries have higher level of pathogen signs, the conformity encourage conformity effects are larger. If you are left handed, you are not conforming in the majority. Percentage of people who are left handed indicate tolerance for nonconformity. In countries that are disease-y, less left hand. Disease-y countries, more authoritarian, lower level of democracy. Even when you"ve controlled third variable such as culture differences. Reduced social activity -- reduced new infection.
