The Behavioral Immune System

Murray, Damian R.; Schaller, Mark

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The Behavioral Immune System

Murray, Damian R., Schaller, Mark·2016·Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

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The unconscious mind operates to reduce contagion and produce unconscious psychological responses, termed behavioral immune system, acting as a first line of defense, warning us from possible infection.
“Even our unconscious mind operates to reduce the contagion and produce unconscious psychological responses, termed behavioral immune system (Murray and Schaller, 2016), acting as a first line of defense, warning us from the possible infection.”
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Authors: Murray, D. R., & Schaller, M.
Affiliations: Tulane University (US)
University of British Columbia (CA)
Corresponding author: Schaller, Mark
ORCID: Murray, Damian R.
Schaller, Mark
Venue: Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2016
Pages: 75-129
ISSN: 0065-2601 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/bs.aesp.2015.09.002
OpenAlex: W2466117203
Cited by: 282
References: 205
Citations by year: 2026: 15 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 9
FWCI: 23.95
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Advances in experimental social psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords: behavioral immune system, disease avoidance, social cognition, person perception, interpersonal attraction, intergroup prejudice, social influence, moral judgment, health behavior, political attitudes, cultural differences, disgust

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