Any social information regarding the threat along with n absence of behavioral interactions, contributes to emotional, motivational and neurobiological responses. These in humans, have been termed as Behavioral Immune system, and they include reactive and prepatory behaviors, as well as behavioral avoidance and adaptive behaviors. 

The aforementioned Behavioral Immune System elicits an anticipatory neuroimmune response, affective and cognitive responses, and avoidance responses. It is the initial defense against social pathogens.

Social Information

Ability to categorize social and mating partners as:

1. Kin/ non-kin (social discrimination and recognition)
2. Familiar/Unfamiliar characterization
3. Specific familiar (individual recognition)/ Individuals posing as a threat and contamination
4. Decision making and Social Learning


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Upon incorporating social cognitive mechanisms, it regulates one's exposure to social, biological and environmental pathogens and toxins. 

Social cognition=> acquiring social information about a person (social recognition) and from others (social learning)

The entire pathway is designed around recognizing and evaluating the dangers posed by the toxins, pathogens, contaminants and parasites, and assessing the social, cultural, environmental norms revolving around an interaction with these entities and/or an avoidance.
  

Social Disgust 

Choleris E, Clipperton-Allen AE, Phan A, Kavaliers M. Neuroendocrinology of social information processing in rats and mice. Front Neuroendocrinol. 2009;30:442-458.

Neuroendocrinology of social information processing

Social Recognition

Learning that is often influenced by an interaction with another animal. It is utilized to avoid any threats and uses previous experiences of others to react to immediate environmental fluctuations. The degree to which social learning utilizes social interaction to copy behavior and affective emotive states constantly changes with rapidly evolving environmental and social conditions.

Social Learning

One emotion that influences individuals' moral judgement and sense of morality is disgust. However, compared to other emotions, studies have demonstrated that people are less likely to be able to provide elaborate reasoning to back up moral judgments towards groups made on the basis of feelings of disgust. 

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