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#827 Joseph Henrich: Cross-Cultural Research, Intelligence, Mating Systems, and Religion

The Dissenter

CHAPTER

The Role of Prestige in Human Cognition

In this chapter, they discuss the concept of prestige bias and how it affects human cognition. They explain that people tend to pay attention to individuals who are perceived to be more competent or well-qualified in a particular context. They also talk about the role of cues such as confidence, success, and matching on ethnicity or sex in honing in on individuals who possess useful information.

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