To Trust Is Human. Ken Grimes.
by Grimes, Ken; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 9Human Relations. Publisher: New Scientist, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Cooperation | Economic development | Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects | Genetic psychology | Interpersonal relations | Mother and infant | Neuroeconomics | Oxytocin | Social interaction | TrustDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Our brains have been tailored by evolution to cope with group living. So along with our so-called Machiavellian intelligence--which allows us to outwit rivals for mates, food and status--our social brain is also adapted to be cooperative. Individuals can benefit by working together. But that requires trust, which is why...we have a biological urge to trust one another." (NEW SCIENTIST) The article examines how researchers are trying to find the biological mechanisms that lead us to be generous, cooperative and trusting.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: To Trust Is Human, May 10, 2003; pp. 32-37.
"Our brains have been tailored by evolution to cope with group living. So along with our so-called Machiavellian intelligence--which allows us to outwit rivals for mates, food and status--our social brain is also adapted to be cooperative. Individuals can benefit by working together. But that requires trust, which is why...we have a biological urge to trust one another." (NEW SCIENTIST) The article examines how researchers are trying to find the biological mechanisms that lead us to be generous, cooperative and trusting.
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