The behavioral immune system is a motivational system that helps minimize infection risk by
changing cognition, affect, and behavior in ways that promote pathogen avoidance. In the …

A substantial body of research has illuminated psychological adaptations motivating
pathogen avoidance, mechanisms collectively known as the behavioral immune system …

Interest in and research on disgust has surged over the past few decades. The field,
however, still lacks a coherent theoretical framework for understanding the evolved function …

The “behavioral immune system” is a motivational system that evolved as a means of
inhibiting contact with disease-causing parasites and that, in contemporary human societies …

Can we better understand modern consumer behavior by examining its links to our ancestral
past? We consider the underlying motives for consumption and choice from an evolutionary …

An evolutionary perspective on human cognition provides a foundation for research
programs that identify unique linkages between specific threats and specific prejudices …

Many animals engage in many behaviors that reduce their exposure to pathogens. Ants line
their nests with resins that inhibit the growth of fungi and bacteria (Chapuisat, Oppliger …

Predators often cause prey to adopt defensive strategies that reduce predation risk. The
'ecology of fear'examines these trait changes and their consequences. Similarly, parasites …

The 'behavioural immune system'is composed of mechanisms that evolved as a means of
facilitating behaviours that minimized infection risk and enhanced fitness. Recent empirical …

This guest editorial starts with an introduction of evolutionary psychology (EP) in the
marketing domain and delineates some of the building blocks of EP, both generally and …