Social Exclusion

Question 1

Ostracism

Answer 1

to be excluded from social groups.

Question 2

similarities between social and physical pain from ostracism

Question 3

Cyberball - ACC and PFC activity

Answer 3

online ball tossing game in which a participants gets ostracized. the more they were ostracized, the more they reported feeling bad, losing a sense of belonging
ACC - associated with physical pain and cognitive dissonance
PFC - activity correlated negatively with distress when excluded

Question 4

effects of painkillers

Answer 4

tylenol and such painkillers can reduce self reported social pain

Question 5

how ostracism causes social pain

Answer 5

physical and social pain overlap as both act through the central neural mechanism

Question 6

effects of ostracism on social behaviors

Question 7

socioemotional selectivity theory

Answer 7

reduction in social contacts across lifespan reflect increasing selectivity in choice of social partners.