Human Honest Signals
Human behaviors may also serve as examples of costly signals. Evidence for costly signalling has been found in many areas of human interaction, including risk taking, hunting, and religion. In general, these signals provide information about a person’s phenotypic quality or cooperative tendencies.
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Famous quotes containing the words human, honest and/or signals:
“The day the world ends, no one will be there, just as no one was there when it began. This is a scandal. Such a scandal for the human race that it is indeed capable collectively, out of spite, of hastening the end of the world by all means just so it can enjoy the show.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)
“One who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 24:26.
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—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)