Sentences with phrase «social transmission»

He cited both biological and social transmission of sin: biological in that we inherit a physical nature with conflicting instincts, and with a great capacity for ignorance, both of which foster inertia and / or inappropriate behavior which, depending upon the degree of intelligence and will involved, lead to sin.

The effect of social transmission on real - world voting was greater than the direct effect of the messages themselves, and nearly all the transmission occurred between «close friends» who were more likely to have a face - to - face relationship.

In Contagious, Berger reveals the secret science behind word - of - mouth and social transmission.

«Content marketing that's inspirational and engaging becomes a social transmission vehicle.»

One could develop the insight as a metaphysical basis of Rauschenbush's claim for the social transmission of sin.

Study is first to experimentally show that environment influences the social transmission of fear

Importantly, the effect of social transmission was greater than the direct effect of the messages themselves.

The discovery, made by scientists from Oxford University, the University of Vienna, and the Max Planck Institute at Seewiesen, is thought to be the first controlled experimental evidence for the social transmission of tool use in any bird species.

«This is the first controlled evidence for the social transmission of an original tool use event in any bird so far,» says Stefan Weber, a student from the University of Vienna, who was involved in the data collection.

The authors say this is the first experiment to show that environment can influence the social transmission of fear and reveals how risk aversion can be learned.

Some possible mechanisms include lack of habituation, stress - induced dishabituation, sensitization or social transmission.5 Evidence for genetic predisposition has been demonstrated in some breeds.6, 7