#144 – Michael Kasumovic on The Influence of Perceived and Actual Status on Human Behaviour

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In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Michael Kasumovic about how humans respond to status both percieved and actual and how this can moderate specific behaviour.

Michael Matthew Kasumovic is an Associate Professor at University of New South Wales and Teacher & Director of Arludo. His research explores how the social environment shapes the evolution of individual traits and behaviours.

In this broad research question, Michael has explored how access to resources in insects, animals and humans moderates evolutionary decisions. Interestingly, Michael has worked with insects such as spiders and crickets to explore how changes in the density of males and females affects developmental decisions, and the outcome this has for how individuals perform and age.

Michael's research on humans explores how our evolutionary history can explain gender differences in the video games we choose to play and how this affects how we perceive ourselves and behave.

Links:
Michael Kasumovic (website)
Arludo

Research Papers:
Redback Spiders
Sexist Behaviour
Why People Play Violent Videogames
How Violent Videogames Affect Their Self-Perception of Fighting Ability
How Videogames Can Affect How People Feel About Themselves as a Potential Mate
New Evolutionary Model to Understand Why People May Become Addicted to Videogames

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