Humans copy social information in mate choice decisions

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Skyler S. Place ◽  
Peter M. Todd ◽  
Lars Penke ◽  
Jens B. Asendorpf
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Social Information

Factors that affect non-independent mate choice

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan C Scauzillo ◽  
Michael H Ferkin
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Chemical Cues ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Mate Choice Copying ◽  
Focal Animal ◽  
The Social ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mate Copying

AbstractMate choice is generally regarded as an independent event, but a growing body of evidence indicates that it can be influenced by social information provided by conspecifics. This is known as non-independent mate choice. Individuals use information gathered by observing interactions between conspecifics to copy or not copy the mate choice of these conspecifics. In this review, we examine the factors that affect non-independent mate choice and mate choice copying and how it is influenced by social and environmental information that is available to the subject or focal individual. Specifically, we discuss how non-independent mate choice and whether individuals copy the choices of conspecifics can be influenced by factors such as habitat and differences in ecology, mating system and parental care. We focus on the social information provided to the focal animal, the model and the audience. Nearly all studies of non-independent mate choice and mate copying have focused on individuals in species that use visual cues as the source of social information. Nevertheless, we highlight studies that indicate that individuals in some species may use chemical cues and signals as sources of social information that may affect non-independent mate choice and mate copying.

Hostility and Perceptions of Support in Ambiguous Social Interactions

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria Vranceanu ◽  
Linda C. Gallo ◽  
Laura M. Bogart
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Processing Bias ◽  
Information Processing Bias

The present study investigated whether a social information processing bias contributes to the inverse association between trait hostility and perceived social support. A sample of 104 undergraduates (50 men) completed a measure of hostility and rated videotaped interactions in which a speaker disclosed a problem while a listener reacted ambiguously. Results showed that hostile persons rated listeners as less friendly and socially supportive across six conversations, although the nature of the hostility effect varied by sex, target rated, and manner in which support was assessed. Hostility and target interactively impacted ratings of support and affiliation only for men. At least in part, a social information processing bias could contribute to hostile persons' perceptions of their social networks.

Can Processing Social Information Reduce or Eliminate Collaborative Inhibition?

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Kelley ◽  
Matthew B. Reysen ◽  
Kayla Ahlstrand ◽  
Carli Pentz
Keyword(s):  
Social Information ◽  
Collaborative Inhibition

Social information processing of children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. Kurss ◽  
Anna E. Craig ◽  
Jennifer Reiter-Purtill ◽  
Kathryn Vannatta ◽  
Cynthia Gerhardt
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Neurofibromatosis Type
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