Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 515430639 series 2334874
Content provided by Optimal Living Daily LLC and Optimal Living Daily | Greg Audino. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Optimal Living Daily LLC and Optimal Living Daily | Greg Audino or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.

Episode 2762:

Dr. Timothy Loving explores the early roots of social preference, revealing that even infants favor individuals who treat similar others kindly, and show surprising support for those who harm dissimilar others. This research challenges us to consider how our social alliances form and offers a lens into understanding our evolving identity through the people we instinctively support or oppose.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.luvze.com/i-dislike-the-dog-that-likes-the-rabbit-that-i-dislike-why-d/

Quotes to ponder:

"Infants prefer individuals who share their own preferences for food, clothing, or toys over those who have expressed contrasting preferences."

"The preference for similarity is so common that it is considered a general characteristic of the human condition."

"Similar people make us feel better about ourselves, and who doesn't like somebody that makes us feel better about ourselves?"

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

2945 episodes