Social Skills Flashcards
How do modern humans differ to our ancestors in emotion and motivation?
Modern humans are more social tolerant, more socially motivated, and seek and value social rewards more.
What aspect of motion do newborns attend to more?
Biological.
What learning style is present in all vertebrates and non-vertebrates?
Associative learning.
Give 4 types of cultural learning.
Selective social learning, imitation, mindreading and language.
What is the function of joint attention?
Aligning attention and attitudes.
What is the function of imitation?
Aligning behaviour.
What is the function of group-mindedness?
Aligning identities.
Give 4 types of cooperation.
Mutualism, kin selection, by-product mutualism and reciprocal altruism.
What is the key conclusion of Tajfel’s minimal group studies?
That only minimal conditions are required to generate bias.
What is meant by the cognitive miser?
The limiting processing capacity that we have, particularly under cognitive load, leads to simplification of information.
