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Spatial structure of foraging meerkat groups is affected by both social and ecological factors

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1 Published in 2018 at "Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00265-018-2490-x

Abstract: Group-living animals need to trade off the benefits and the costs of close proximity to conspecifics. Benefits can be increased, and costs reduced by preferentially choosing specific locations within a group best adjusted to an… read more here.

Keywords: spatial structure; group; structure; within group ... See more keywords

Predictors of nest growth: diminishing returns for subordinates in the paper wasp Polistes dominula

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0 Published in 2018 at "Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00265-018-2502-x

Abstract: In cooperative breeders, subordinates that have alternative reproductive options are expected to stay and help dominant breeders only as long as they contribute to group productivity, if their fitness is linked with colony success. Female… read more here.

Keywords: polistes dominula; group; size; nest growth ... See more keywords

Social complexity from within: how individuals experience the structure and organization of their groups

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1 Published in 2019 at "Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00265-018-2604-5

Abstract: We argue that the study of social complexity can follow two different approaches, based on how it is seen from the outside or on how it is experienced from within. Recent focus has been on… read more here.

Keywords: social complexity; complexity; individual group; structure ... See more keywords

The influence of threat on perceived spatial distance to out-group members

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1 Published in 2018 at "Psychological Research"

DOI: 10.1007/s00426-018-1091-7

Abstract: A classic example of discriminatory behavior is keeping spatial distance from an out-group member. To explain this social behavior, the literature offers two alternative theoretical options that we label as the “threat hypothesis” and the… read more here.

Keywords: avatar; group; spatial distance; threat ... See more keywords

Conflict resolution in group decision making: insights from a simulation study

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0 Published in 2019 at "User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction"

DOI: 10.1007/s11257-019-09240-9

Abstract: An individual’s conflict resolution styles can have a large impact on the decision making process of a group. This impact is affected by a variety of factors, such as the group size, the similarity of… read more here.

Keywords: utility; group; conflict resolution; simulation ... See more keywords

Emotional influence in groups: the dynamic nexus of affect, cognition, and behavior.

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1 Published in 2017 at "Current opinion in psychology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.017

Abstract: Groups are a natural breeding ground for emotions. Group life affords unique opportunities but also poses critical challenges that may arouse emotional reactions in group members. Social-functional approaches hold that these emotions in turn contribute… read more here.

Keywords: cognitive processes; influence groups; groups dynamic; group ... See more keywords

Phylogenetic and toxinogenic characteristics of Bacillus cereus group members isolated from spices and herbs

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0 Published in 2018 at "Food Control"

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.12.022

Abstract: The foodborne pathogen Bacillus (B.) cereus is a common contaminant in spices and herbs. To further characterise B. cereus and its closely related group members present in spices and herbs, we analysed presumptive B. cereus… read more here.

Keywords: bacillus cereus; spices herbs; group; cereus group ... See more keywords

Intermediation and discrimination in an investment game: An experimental study

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0 Published in 2019 at "Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.10.007

Abstract: Abstract Using a three-players’ variant of the investment game with different group identity, we investigate how participants who take decisions on behalf of other behave differently than the party directly involved in a discriminatory context.… read more here.

Keywords: group members; discrimination; investment game;

Statistical discrimination when group members are aware of their stereotype: Learning from David Hume and Adam Smith

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1 Published in 2021 at "Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.11.023

Abstract: Abstract The founding contributions to the theory of statistical discrimination implicitly supposed group members unaware of how their choices influences their stereotype. Hume and Smith point out how small religious groups police their members' behavior… read more here.

Keywords: hume; group members; discrimination group; statistical discrimination ... See more keywords

Go on without me: When underperforming group members prefer to leave their group

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1 Published in 2021 at "Journal of Experimental Social Psychology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104158

Abstract: Abstract While a considerable body of literature has shown that leaving one's group is a negative experience that people tend to avoid, the current research focuses on the idea that on some occasions, leaving one's… read more here.

Keywords: underperforming group; without underperforming; leave group; one group ... See more keywords

The group extremity effect: Group ratings of negatively and positively evaluated groups of faces are more extreme than the average ratings of their members

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1 Published in 2021 at "Journal of Experimental Social Psychology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104161

Abstract: Abstract When forming impressions of groups, people's impressions tend to reflect the average rating of the group members. However, group impressions have also been found to depart from an unweighted average of member ratings. For… read more here.

Keywords: group ratings; extremity effect; group members; group extremity ... See more keywords