The smoke-detector principle of pathogen avoidance: A test of how the behavioral immune system gives rise to prejudice

Authors: Bastian Jaeger, Florian van Leeuwen, Matti Vuorre
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Abstract

Registered report. Stage 1 manuscript available at https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/e874s Published stage 2 article: van Leeuwen, F., Jaeger, B., Axelsson, J., Becker, D. V., Hansson, L. S., Lasselin, J., Lekander, M., Vuorre, M., & Tybur, J. M. (2025). The smoke-detector principle of pathogen avoidance: A test of how the behavioral immune system gives rise to prejudice. Evolution and Human Behavior, 46(5), Article 106716. Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106716.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Artificial Immune Systems Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Publication date
2 June 2026
Document type
Preprint