Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Cognitive Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Hist Philos Life Sci. 2021 May 12;43(2):69. doi: 10.1007/s40656-021-00427-1.
Sitting on the fine line between pathogen 'transmissibility' and 'severity', the Behavioural Immune System (BIS) is responsible for activating behaviours that minimise infection risks and maximise fitness. To achieve self-preservation, the BIS also fuels social and political attitudes. We aim to explain societal changes that may be sparked by COVID-19 by highlighting links between human evolutionary history and our psychological faculties mediated by the BIS.
处于病原体“传染性”和“严重程度”之间的细微界限,行为免疫系统 (BIS) 负责激活行为,以最大限度地降低感染风险并提高适应性。为了自我保护,BIS 还激发了社会和政治态度。我们旨在通过强调人类进化史与 BIS 介导的心理功能之间的联系,来解释可能由 COVID-19 引发的社会变化。