PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: The Righteous Mind, Homo Economicus

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Ron Sheese

Document Summary

Haidt (2012) the righteous mind chapter 7: the moral foundations of politics. Innateness exists, even if the trait is not hard wired or universal (doesn"t show up in everyone and can be changed by experience) Something that is organized in advance of experience . Care/harm evolved in response to the adaptive challenge of caring for your young (and vulnerable) children; caring for children is evolutionarily evident and makes us sensitive to signs of suffering and need. Fairness/cheating evolved in response to the adaptive challenge of reaping the rewards of cooperation without being exploited; makes us sensitive to indications that someone is going to be good/bad to us in collaboration. Loyalty/betrayal evolved in response to the adaptive challenge of forming and maintaining coalitions (tribal behaviour); makes us want to trust and reward team players, while punishing betrayers.