How negatively others will perceive them sets the level of shame people implicitly feel about a potential action
John Tooby
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The intensity of pride people feel for a given act or trait is set by an implicit mental map of what others value -
Support for redistribution is a function of compassion, self-interest and envy — but not fairness -
Humans correctly forecast the personal qualities valued in their local population and generate pride accordingly -
Research by UCSB scientists demonstrates that shame evolved as a mechanism for protecting social relationships -
Differences in political opinions engage the brain’s evolved circuitry for tracking alliances and coalitions -
Each element of the anger face makes the person expressing it appear physically stronger and more formidable
