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Dr Joe Kiff (Talk | contribs)        The concept of a behavioral
immune system is seen by evolutionary psychologists such as Mark
Schaller and L A Duncan as a coherent set of adaptations,
responses and behaviors that have been shaped by evolutionary
forces to help protect higher organisms from bacteria, viruses,
parasitic disorders and infections. This system is seen to
complement the biological immune system       Physical
attractiveness and mate selection      Stigmatization and
prejudice      See also      Psychoneuroimmunolology Sickness
behavior       • Schaller, M & Ducna, L.A. (2007).The behavioral
immune system: Its evolution and social psychological
implications. In J.P. Forgas, M.G. Haselton & W von Hippel (eds)
Evolution and the social : Evolutionary psychology and social
cognition (pp293-307) New York. Psychology Press.
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