exam ch3 Flashcards
(9 cards)
Q1. 5 theories of why we help others
- kin’s selection - nepotism
- spacial selection - i see them often
- group selection - treamwork makes the dreamwork
4.direct reciprocity - social exchange and alliance theory - indirect reciprocity - reputation
Q2. empathy and mirror neurons in cooperation
mirror neurons: allow us to feel what others are feeling, enambling empathy
empathy allows us to put in other’s shoes but still recognising that they have difefrent feelings from us (theory of mind) and balancing our responses. - similar to ppt: you listend, understand and validate others’ feelings
tom allows us to interpret and predict others’ behaviors
Q3. Social exchange & straddle strategy
social exchange cant explain friendship cause keeps track of who does what when and in what amount, while people are friends even if they dont know what they’re getting back
straddle strategy: people keep their alliances secret
- alliance theory
-friend ranking hypothesis
-integrative spiral
-friendhsip jealousy
Q4. SVO in cooperation
svo: personality trait that defines a preference towards the redistribution of resources in society
context dependent:
-ancestral (society in which you grow up)
- ontogeny (amount of sisters vs first kid) but no age
+ attachment: secure being better than anxious, avoidant or disorganized
Q5. sex differences in friendships
fem: emotional sharing - supportive, trustworthy, respectful
+less prone to meet societal expectations
masc: shared activities - material benefits, shared infos, emotional intelligence
+more liekly to adapt to gender roles and societal expectations.
supposedly adhering to societal roles helps having more staisfying friendhsips (theory of mind: you know what to expect)
+ people who decide not to conform can suffer from negative social responses
Q6. are most people good?
most epople are good, but as everything, this is context dependent.
- influenec od society
-ontology
-attachment
-no difefrence in sex, gender or age
Q7. cooperative eye hypothesis
in person communication:
-read social expressions, physiolgicala nd non verbal synchronization
-eyes: prominence of white sclera (easier to share focus in humans rather that animals, enhance cooperation) - it helps coordinate actions towards common goals
!in mediated communication it’s not possible (input mismatch) cause cameras are not ever properly aligned!
Q8. teleworking and switch
a call or anin person meeting at teh beginning of each group project, and then updates asynchronically (less time consuming) . thsi way peopel can take tehir time, feel less pressure but they’d still have had their “push” towards cooperation at teh beginning
Q9. wisdom of the crowds - relevance in human coooperation
wisdom of the crowd rferes to the fact that sometimes the opinion of a group of people is more reliable than one factchecker (crowdsearching)
helps solving the dilemma of misinformation through individual cognitive effort + sharing attracts also attention 6 enhances collaboration among individuals
