Disease avoidance, and breeding group age and size condition the dispersal patterns of western lowland gorilla females.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2786
Abstract: Social dispersal is an important feature of population dynamics. When female mammals occur in polygynous groups, their dispersal decisions are conditioned by various female-, male-, and group-related factors. Among them, the influence of disease often… read more here.
Keywords: breeding group; group; gorilla; disease avoidance ... See more keywords
Stigma activation through dis-identification: cognitive bias triggered by mass media photos of people with obesity
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DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2019.1682181
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study investigated how the prevalent visual depiction of obesity in the media promotes stigmatization of obese individuals. Particularly, this study proposed and tested the two sequential mechanisms which were not explicated in the… read more here.
Keywords: activation dis; dis identification; disease avoidance; obese individuals ... See more keywords
Evaluating the ‘skin disease-avoidance’ and ‘dangerous animal’ frameworks for understanding trypophobia
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DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2022.2071236
Abstract: ABSTRACT Trypophobia refers to the extreme negative reaction when viewing clusters of circular objects. Two major evolutionary frameworks have been proposed to account for trypophobic visual discomfort. The skin disease-avoidance (SD) framework proposes that trypophobia… read more here.
Keywords: skin disease; disease; trypophobia; disease avoidance ... See more keywords