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SUMMARY:How is Human Social Cognition Special? - Professor Lasana Harris\,
  Associate Professor\, Experimental Psychology\, University College London
DTSTART:20201021T150000Z
DTEND:20201021T163000Z
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CONTACT:Louise White
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nHumans cannot claim to be the only social animal. 
 But is there something special about human social cognition? Here we argue
  that it distinguishes itself by its unique flexibility: In scope\, as it 
 can be extended beyond fellow living humans and withheld from them\; in co
 ntent\, as it is revised over time\, and in certainty\; in process\, as it
  follows bayesian inferences based on probability. Further\, we posit that
  both the hyper-sociality of humans and some of its distinctive anthropolo
 gical manifestations derive from this flexibility. This theoretical approa
 ch provides an alternative to content-based accounts of superior and disti
 nctive human social cognition\, and challenges the static ‘social-wiring
 ’ hypothesis. Here\, I present social neuroscience data consistent with 
 this alternative hypothesis.\n\nBio:\n\nDr. Harris completed his undergrad
 uate education at Howard University\, USA\, and received post-graduate tra
 ining at Princeton University\, USA. He has held positions at New York Uni
 versity\, USA\, Duke University\, USA\, and Leiden University\, the Nether
 lands\, before coming to UCL. Dr. Harris’ research explores the neural c
 orrelates of person perception\, prejudice\, dehumanization\, anthropomorp
 hism\, social learning\, social emotions\, empathy\, and punishment. This 
 research addresses questions such as: How do we see people as less than hu
 man\, and non-human objects as human beings? How do we modulate affective 
 responses to people? How do we decide right from wrong?\n
LOCATION:Zoom meeting
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