Social learning of fear and safety

What is it about?

Humans and other animals learn about the environment by observing other individuals. This learning relies on the transmission of social information and is subjected to social biases that can impact learning. Indeed, humans and other animals are selective regarding what and from whom, they learn, We demonstrate that humans learned about danger and, in particular safety, more efficiently when learning from an individual belonging to their own, as compared to another, racial group.

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Why is it important?

We demonstrate that humans are selective with regards to whom they learn from. Such learning biases might have important consequences for behavior on the individual and societal levels.