Abstract:As social creatures, humans' lives involve following group norms and maintaining relationships. Occasionally, people's group membership or relationship with others becomes threatened, activating the ostracism detection system (Spoor & Williams, 2007), which triggers behavior intended to protect from further social threats (
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