Evolutionary Origins
& Neurobiology
& Neurobiology
What is the primary survival strategy that the human branch of primates ultimately settled on?
Sociality
Which theorist categorized emotional and social intelligence into four primary domains?
Daniel Goleman
Who wrote the influential work Bowling Alone regarding the collapse of American community?
Robert Putnam
What is the term for the cognitive capacity to ascribe mental states, intentions, and beliefs to oneself and others?
Theory of Mind (ToM)
What is the average number of reciprocal, meaningful connections a human can maintain, even in the age of social media?
150
What is the specific name for the typical social group size in primates that can be calculated based on neocortex size?
Dunbar's Number
What is the acronym for the first objective social intelligence test?
GWSIT.
(George Washington Social Intelligence Test)
Which type of social capital acts as "sociological superglue" and is characterized by inward-looking solidarity?
Bonding Social Capital.
According to Karl Albrecht, which behaviors act as a "clear indicator of low social intelligence"?
Toxic behaviors.
Which government institution once structured its officers to handle exactly 150 clients to guarantee personal accountability?
The Swedish treasury.
Which specific part of the human brain correlates in size to the complexity and scale of an individual's social network?
The neocortex.
Within Goleman’s framework, "adaptability" and "emotional self-control" fall under which primary domain?
Self-Management.
Which theorist viewed social capital primarily as a mechanism for exclusion and class stratification?
Pierre Bourdieu.
What phenomenon describes emotions transmitting from person to person like a virus without conscious effort?
Emotional contagion.
In the Rings of Relation, which specific layer is defined as the "intimate support group?"
5
Which neuropeptide acts as a gatekeeper for social memories and modulates the mental signal-to-noise ratio for social responses?
Oxytocin
How many total distinct, learnable competencies are identified within the four domains of Goleman's theory?
Twelve
Which type of social capital, described as "sociological WD-40," links diverse individuals across social borders horizontally?
Bridging Social Capital.
What specific neurological hardware activates in an observer to mirror the corresponding circuitry of another's feelings?
Mirror neurons.
Social capital metrics predicted about how much variation in COVID-19 outbreaks?
Almost half.
(41-49%)
Which brain structure allows humans to decode and interpret social signals through the lens of their social values?
The amygdala.
What name is given to the neurological pathway that allows for methodical, deliberate thought about one's feelings?
The high road.
Which vertical form of social capital involves relationships with leaders or government officials to leverage power?
Linking Social Capital
What type of actions make others feel competent, respected, affirmed, and valued?
Nourishing behaviors.
In the digital age, what "economy" involves the active trading of follower counts and algorithmic visibility?
Reputation economy.
Humans instinctually devote approximately two-thirds of their total social time to how many people?
15
Who was the doctor that first proposed a way to measure a person's capacity to navigate relationships in 1928?
Dr. Thelma Hunt.
What is the name for low-cost social networks based on mutual antipathy that turn on each other later?
Cheap Social Capital
Which specific emotional expression has been identified as the most highly contagious?
Smiles
What is the upward numerical limit for the cognitive catalog of "Faces with recognizable names" that we are able to remember?
1,500
What time-intensive primate behavior was recognized by Robin Dunbar as a core mechanism for social bonding rather than just hygiene?
Grooming.
What term did Daniel Goleman use to describe "what we actually end up being able to do" with our social awareness?
Social facility.
James Coleman argued that social capital functions as what kind of resource, similar to air or language?
Public good.
What toxic behavior is defined as "insisting you are always right"?
Dogmatism
Which paradox occurs when groups fail to communicate preferences due to a primal fear of isolation?
The Abilene Paradox.
The layered structure of human social networks tends to scale numerically by what rough factor?
A factor of three.
Which acronym does Karl Albrecht use to summarize clarity, presence, empathy, situational awareness, and authenticity?
S.P.A.C.E.
What is Bourdieu's term for the social context and platform that equips a person with their distinct social reality?
Habitus
What nourishing "engine" involves giving another person your complete, undivided attention?
Attunement
What term describes the algorithmic selection that exposes users to diverse news they might not have found via self-selection?
Automated serendipity.
Besides the valuation and mentalizing systems, which neurological setup is responsible for passing information around the social brain?
The default mode system.
Which pathway is described as being based on our "early-warning emotional radar," which operates beneath conscious awareness?
The low road.
Which specific survey tool measures the core size and density of an intimate bonding network by asking for names?
Which specific survey tool measures the core size and density of an intimate bonding network by asking for names?
What toxic conflict style is characterized by "sarcastic or silent withdrawal?"
Passive-aggression.
Policy experts argue that capping practitioner lists at how many patients improves mental and physical health outcomes?
150
According to the Social Brain Hypothesis, what did the large human neocortex NOT primarily evolve to solve?
Environmental puzzles, selecting a mate or hunting for food effectively.
By 1949, which specific human trait did the GWSIT include a subtest for as a measure of social intelligence?
Sense of humor.
Which social capital researcher viewed dense networks as bonding mechanisms that facilitate social integration?
James Coleman
Theory of Mind allows children to learn language by monitoring which social state?
Shared attention.
To study COVID-19 resilience, researchers paired social capital metrics with what specific CDC index?
Social Vulnerability Index
Which specific academic model analyzes human interactions through the same lens used to study things like ancient family sagas?
The behavioral ecology model
Unlike fixed cognitive intelligence, at what stage of life can social intelligence competencies be acquired?
Any stage of a person's life.
Robert Putnam tracked the decline of civic participation through major drops in local voting, PTA memberships, and what other specific activity?
Bowling leagues
What is the toxic behavior of "dismissing feelings as unimportant?"
Invalidation
What is the maximum number of faces (without names) that the cognitive catalog can typically expand to?
5,000
Variations in the receptor genes of oxytocin, dopamine, and which other chemical can accurately predict the structure of an individual’s social network?
Beta-endorphin.
What is the term for the smooth interactions at the nonverbal level required for social facility?
Synchrony.
According to the Position Generator model, a social capital score is calculated as the sum of what?
Prestige scores of the occupations someone has access to.
According to the Nourishing Engines chart, how is influence built authentically?
With logic and trust.
Digital capital building has been shown to incentivize what specific type of interactions over genuine civic engagement?
Performative interactions
In non-primate birds and mammals, brain size is mostly linked to what?
Reproductive sorting mechanisms like mating rituals.
Which learnable skill is defined as "facing issues respectfully" while navigating conflict?
Directness with empathy.
Which researcher in 1916 first defined social capital as "goodwill, friendliness, and mutual sympathy?"
Lyda Judson Hanifan.
Besides teaching and learning language, Theory of Mind is foundational for determining what relative position in a group?
Social standing.
Within the layered social network, how many people typically constitute the "sympathy group"?
15
As an individual's social network size increases, there is a direct positive correlation with an increase in what specific brain part's function?
Amygdala function.
Early social intelligence tests struggled to differentiate SI from which other fixed mental category?
General Cognitive Intelligence (or IQ).
Pierre Bourdieu believed social capital was used to reproduce structural advantages and maintain what?
Systemic power
Conflict management and influence are competencies found in which of Goleman's four domains?
Relationship Management.
For which specific personality type is "cheap social capital" often perceived as preferable to productive trust?
Authoritarian personalities.
Managing the immense cognitive load required to maintain group cohesion while avoiding deception places demands on what kinds of receptors?
Neuropeptide receptors.
In the Goleman model, which domain encompasses "empathy" and "organizational awareness"?
Social Awareness.
Which measurement tool maps the "instrumental utility" of a network by asking about specific skills like car repair?
The Resource Generator
Understanding ancestral survival skills like recognizing deception allows a modern leader to enter the realm of what?
Social strategy.
Highly partisan users of social media are much more likely to reject information that doesn't align with what they want to believe, making them extremely susceptible to falling into ______________.
Information Silos/Bubbles