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  2. Behavioral immune system - Wikipedia

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    Mechanisms for the behavioral immune system include sensory processes through which cues connoting the presence of parasitic infections are perceived (e.g., the smell of a foul odor, the sight of pox or pustules), as well as stimulus–response systems through which these sensory cues trigger a cascade of aversive affective, cognitive, and behavioral reactions (e.g., arousal of disgust ...

  3. Behavior-altering parasite - Wikipedia

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    By way of example, a parasite that reproduces in an intermediate host may require, as part of their life cycle, that the intermediate host be eaten by a predator at a higher trophic level, and some parasites are capable of altering the behavior of the intermediate host to make such predation more likely; [1] [2] a mechanism that has been called ...

  4. Host (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    The host is often the personality that seeks treatment. [1] Therefore, the psychotherapists often deal primarily with the host personality. Part of the therapeutic process for DID involves helping the host recognize the alters and become aware when the alters are present. [5] In some cases, the host is unaware of any alters or even that they ...

  5. Host factor - Wikipedia

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    Host factors that may vary in a population and affect disease susceptibility can be innate or acquired. Some examples: [1] general health; psychological characteristics and attitude; nutritional state; social ties; previous exposure to the organism or related antigens; haplotype or other specific genetic differences of immune function ...

  6. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    A good example of this is a study showed that when making food choices for the coming week, 74% of participants chose fruit, whereas when the food choice was for the current day, 70% chose chocolate. Insensitivity to sample size, the tendency to under-expect variation in small samples.

  7. The 6 Republican senators who could sink a Trump nomination

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    The 6 Republican senators who could sink a Trump nomination

  8. Differential susceptibility - Wikipedia

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    The idea that individuals vary in their sensitivity to their environment was historically framed in diathesis-stress [4] or dual-risk terms. [5] These theories suggested that some "vulnerable" individuals, due to their biological, temperamental and/or physiological characteristics (i.e., "diathesis" or "risk 1"), are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of negative experiences (i.e., "stress ...

  9. Chargers look for first playoff win since 2018 season when ...

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    BetMGM NFL Odds: Chargers by 3. Against the spread: Chargers 12-5, Texans 7-8-2. Series record: Los Angeles leads 6-3. Last meeting: Chargers beat Texans 34-24 on Oct. 2, 2022, in Houston. Last ...