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    Within evolutionary biology, signalling theory is a body of theoretical work examining communication between individuals, both within species and across...
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    multiple subject fields including signal processing, information theory and biology. In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information...
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    1975. It is meant to explain how "signal selection" during mate choice may lead to "honest" or reliable signalling between male and female animals which...
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  • Signalling (or signaling; see spelling differences) in contract theory is the idea that one party (the agent) credibly conveys some information about itself...
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  • Detection theory or signal detection theory is a means to measure the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns (called stimulus in...
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    stochastic properties Linear time-invariant system theory, and transform theory Polynomial signal processing – analysis of systems which relate input...
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  • accusing others of virtue signalling can itself be a form of signalling. This inverse concept has been described as Vice Signalling and refers to the public...
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    application of game theory to evolution with George R. Price, and theorised on other problems such as the evolution of sex and signalling theory. John Maynard...
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    Differential signalling does not make a line balanced, nor does noise rejection in balanced circuits require differential signalling. Differential signalling is...
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    individuals to adhere to orthodox views, or it may signal a willingness to comply with authority. Signalling theory can be used in e-commerce research. Information...
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  • International Code of Signals, a standard for sending signals by displaying flags Maritime flag signalling, generally flaghoist signalling, by which ships communicate...
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  • Costly signaling theory in evolutionary psychology refers to uses of costly signaling theory and adaptationism in explanations for psychological traits...
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  • analytical contributions to the concept of trust by using game theory and signalling theory. In 1983 Gambetta received his PhD in social and political sciences...
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  • receiver, the information is referred to as a "signal". Signalling theory predicts that for a signal to be maintained in the population, both the sender...
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  • Narcissism Sanctimommy Signalling theory Superiority complex The Mote and the Beam The Pharisee and the Publican Virtue signalling "definition of holier-than-thou...
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  • with the Joneses Downshifting (lifestyle) Frugality Over-consumption Signalling theory Simple living Veblen good Feminism Notes Bain, Jonathan. 2008. "Thorstein...
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    vocal and nonvocal signalling and coupled it with increased receiver monitoring. Chimpanzee age impacts the frequency of alarm signalling. Chimpanzees over...
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  • theory — Galois theory — Game theory — Gauge theory — Graph theory — Group theory — Hodge theory — Homology theory — Homotopy theory — Ideal theory —...
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    proposals. Signalling (economics) Signalling theory Subsection 8.2.2 in Fudenberg Trole 1991, pp. 326–331 Gibbons, Robert (1992). A Primer in Game Theory. New...
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    Aposematism (redirect from Warning signal)
    warning signal for surviving kin, resulting in higher inclusive fitness for the dead or injured individuals through kin selection. A theory for the evolution...
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    Post-purchase rationalization Potlatch Prestige pricing Sign value Signalling theory Simple living Status symbol Structural functionalism Sumptuary law...
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  • (input signal) can be approximately reconstructed at the receiver (output signal) without exceeding an expected distortion D. Rate–distortion theory gives...
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    Stotting (category Signalling theory)
    honest signal of condition. Tim Caro comments that there is insufficient evidence "to support or refute a startle effect of stotting, prey signalling its...
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  • Countersignaling (category Game theory)
    signaling theory in economics, sociology and psychology. For example, moderately wealthy individuals may conspicuously display luxury goods to signal...
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    to deceive a third, the dupe. In terms of signalling theory, the mimic and model have evolved to send a signal; the dupe has evolved to receive it from...
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  • In signal theory, a signal element is a part of a signal that is distinguished by its: duration, magnitude, nature (the modulation technique used to create...
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    Courtship display (category Signalling theory)
    mate, typically the dominant male. To explain this behaviour, Hamilton's theory of kin selection suggests that subordinate males receive indirect benefits...
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  • Ergodic process (category Ergodic theory)
    energy in the kinetic theory of gases Papoulis, p. 428 Porat, p. 14 Porat, B. (1994). Digital Processing of Random Signals: Theory & Methods. Prentice Hall...
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  • Mating system Occam's razor Pathetic fallacy Philosophical razor Signalling theory Epstein R (1984). "The principle of parsimony and some applications...
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    related to Sacrifice. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sacrifice. Signalling theory "Sacrifice Definition & Meaning". Dictionary.com. Archived from the...
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