Credibility, credulity, and redistribution. (7th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Viciana, Hugo A.; Loverdo, Claude; Gomila, Antoni
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 39(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-03-07
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X15000552
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: After raising some doubts for cultural group selection as an explanation of prosocial religiosity, we propose an alternative that views it as a "greenbeard effect." We combine the dynamic constraints on the evolution of greenbeard effects with Iannaccone's (1994) account of strict sects. Our model shows that certain social conditions may foster credulity and prosociality.