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Cultural Conditioning and Its Impact on Human Psychology
04:12 - 11:19 (07:07)
The way we think and behave is heavily influenced by our cultural conditioning, which can be traced back to our kin base institution. It explains why different regions of the world and even within the same country have varying attitudes and beliefs.
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The psychology of how we think, including whether we analyze or trust strangers, depends on our kin-base institutions.
04:12 - 10:22 (06:10)
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The psychology of how we think, including whether we analyze or trust strangers, depends on our kin-base institutions. In his book, the speaker explains the difference between cultures in Southern Italy compared to Northern Italy based on this psychology.
ChapterCultural Conditioning and Its Impact on Human Psychology
Episode#422 - Dr Joe Henrich - Evolution, Psychology, Monogamy & Culture
PodcastModern Wisdom
Evolution has conditioned us to feel an innate disgust towards the idea of having sex with family members who share common descent as it increases the likelihood of bad recessives being brought together and causing disease.
10:23 - 11:19 (00:56)
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Evolution has conditioned us to feel an innate disgust towards the idea of having sex with family members who share common descent as it increases the likelihood of bad recessives being brought together and causing disease. This reaction is an example of the complexities of evolution and human nature.