PSYCH361 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Risk-Seeking, Social Emotions, Appeasement
13 Mar 2019
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Framing: positive framing, people are more risk-averse; choose certainty. In a study, participants were given two options in relation to their money, a. Individuals in the study were risk-averse with the gain framing and were less likely to gamble: amygdala was involved in this study emotional processing. In seeking resources, later-born children, who were historically least likely to be the ones to receive the inheritance or land, grew up to be the ones who became explorers, warriors, or migrated to another land. Moral judgements: moral judgements happen quickly, creating a feeling of disgust in a person will increase their sense of moral outrage or immorality, not preferences, two imp hallmarks of moral judgements, these judgements are felt to be universal. Moral judgements are experienced differently from cultural ones: the belief that committing immoral acts should be followed by punishment. Aggression between hunter-gatherer groups has existed within a fairly stable pattern.
