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>Parasites, minds and cultures Could the most human of qualities owe their existence to tiny, mindlessorganisms? Justin H. Park and Mark Schaller investigate
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Parasites, minds and cultures Could the most human of qualities owe their existence to tiny, mindlessorganisms? Justin H. Park and Mark Schaller investigate
Parasites have had profound effectson human evolution. Recentresearch implicates the existenceof a set of psychological adaptations that serve as a firstline of behavioural defence againstcontact with parasites - the'behavioural immune system'. Theordinary operation of the behavioural immune system hasprovocative implications for manydifferent kinds of phenomena thatare of interest to psychologists -including stigmatisation andprejudice, physical attractivenessand mating behaviour, and theorigins of cultural diversity.
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