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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"social cues"”.
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The role of social cues in the involuntary attribution of intentionality.
Predicting the behavior of others is crucial in social interactions and requires sophisticated cognitive mechanisms with which to do so. In order to make a more informed prediction, it is necessary to integrate information about the mental state and intentions of the actor with the perception of …
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Influence of social cues on the initiation of migratory behavior in red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra)
… many species, but little work has focused on how social cues might fine-tune migratory timing. The goal of this study is to determine if birds use social cues from conspecifics to fine-tune the initiation of migratory behavior and physiology. Red crossbills (<em>Loxia curvirostra</em>) are …
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Habitat selection in restored grasslands: the role of social cues in the settlement of Grasshopper Sparrows
Social cues are used by many species to locate and select breeding sites. The role of social information in attracting birds to newly restored habitats is management relevant, but largely unexplored. I investigated the effect of social cues in the settlement behavior of Grasshopper Sparrows …
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Co-evolution of social relationships and cognition: a theoretical investigation
The cognitive demands of maintaining social relationships are argued to underlie apparent co-evolutionary patterns between various social traits and cognitive complexity. Presumably, this cognitive demand arises from some need to gather and process social cues but we have a poor understanding of …
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Testing proximate causes and ultimate explanations of social cue use for habitat selection by songbirds
… evidence that songbirds select habitat using social cues emitted from individuals present in the habitat. Using the Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia), I designed multiple playback experiments to test what types of social cues animals use for habitat selection, what fitness benefits …
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A case study approach to examining the social functioning of learning disabled children with a nonverbal impairment
… direct impact on the interpretation of nonverbal social cues and that this contributes to lower social functioning and as a result, higher rates of internalized pathology in those so diagnosed. Children with NLD have significant visual, organizational and perceptual deficits. In the literature it …
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Three essays on social influence in social advertising using a large-scale randomized field experiment
… examine the causal relationships among products, social influence and network-embedded human behaviors, in the context of social advertising. Social advertising places social cues (e.g., likes) in ads, utilizing the power of social influence (the effects of social cues in ads) to encourage ad …
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Post-breeding public information use in a ground-nesting songbird community
… decisions by using information obtained from social cues emitted by other organisms. Public information (PI) from performance-based social cues reveals territory quality by advertising the current inhabitants’ reproductive success. I studied PI use in the Veery (Catharus fuscescens) and its …
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The Role of the Preoptic Area in Social Interaction in Zebrafish
The proposed “Social Decision Making Network” (SDMN) is a network of conserved, interconnected brain areas believed to regulate social behaviour across vertebrate taxa. While the role of the SDMN in complex social behaviours is relatively well understood, we know comparatively little about the role …
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Sociable machines : expressive social exchange between humans and robots
… Kismet, that can engage humans in expressive social interaction. We outline a set of design issues and a framework that we have found to be of particular importance for sociable robots. Having a human-in-the-loop places significant social constraints on how the robot aesthetically appears, how …
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The Social Cognition of Misinformation and Implications for Psychological Interventions
… or analytical thinking - it often overlooks the social contexts in which judgements are made. This thesis addresses this gap by examining the role of social influence, specifically social proof, political identity and source effects, in misinformation susceptibility. Through a series of …
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One step ahead: Investigating the influence of prior knowledge on the perception of others’ actions
… the importance of bottom-up processes during social perception. However, more recent theories suggest that instead we actively anticipate others actions based upon intentions inferred outside of the motor system, from social cues such as language, eye gaze and object information. Across 13 …
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Pattern codes for perceived gaze direction revealed by functional MRI
… attention is a critical component of normal social behaviour. Seminal electrophysiology studies demonstrated that single cells in macaque superior temporal sulcus (STS) are tuned to specific directions of social cues, including gaze direction, head view, and body posture. Furthermore, a …
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Essays on Social Preference
… essays related to experimental investigation of social preference. We investigate the effects of a pure income effect on social preference in the first essay. In the second essay we explore the effects of gender in altruism and the corresponding anticipation behavior. The third essay discusses …
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Beyond face value: involuntary emotional anticipation in typical development and Asperger's syndrome
… of mind of others is crucial for successful social interactions. Typically developed (TD) humans rely on the processing and integration of social cues that accompany other’s actions to make, either implicitly or explicitly, inferences about others’ mental states. Interestingly, the …
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Social and environmental causes and reproductive consequences of ornamented plumage in the Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus)
… for how signal honesty is maintained, the social cost hypothesis and the physiological cost hypothesis, using the Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus). Male Red-backed Fairywrens typically exhibit ornamented red-black breeding plumage, but this species offers unique opportunities …
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Decoding belief: neural mechanisms of conspiracy message evaluation
… theories present emotionally salient and socially consequential information that may influence credibility evaluation, particularly in online environments where social cues are prevalent. Although behavioral predictors of conspiracy belief have been widely studied, little is known about …
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Social mirrors: visualization as conversation feedback
Social cues shape our interactions and the way others see us. We convey a persona through our actions and words, but we are not always aware of how we are seen and interpreted. We use cues to coordinate conversation, determine speaker, and sense the mood of a group. However, online social spaces …
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The Neural Correlates of Guilt and Restitution During a Social Decision Making Task
Guilt is a social emotion that promotes prosocial and moral behaviours. It arises as a result of harming another individual, serving as a prompt for the guilty individual to take reparative actions, known as restitution. The neural regions that are involved in guilt and restitution, however, are …
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