People not only inhabit social networks, but also form beliefs about their social world. We assessed these beliefs in isolated villages in Honduras, and found that individuals overestimated kinship ties in their social networks, misperceived ties across social and economic lines, and exhibited perceptual biases that systematically varied.
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This is a summary of: Feltham, E. et al. Cognitive representations of social networks in isolated villages. Nat. Hum. Behav. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02221-6 (2025).
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Social network cognition among isolated villagers reveals distinct patterns of bias.
Nat Hum Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02222-5
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