Browsing by Author "Krasnow, Max"
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Are Humans Too Generous and Too Punitive? Using Psychological Principles to Further Debates about Human Social Evolution
Krasnow, Max M.; Delton, Andrew W. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2016)Are humans too generous and too punitive? Many researchers have concluded that classic theories of social evolution (e.g., direct reciprocity, reputation) are not sufficient to explain human cooperation; instead, group ... -
The Development of Character Judgments From Faces
Cogsdill, Emily (2015-03-30)First impressions play a central role in human social interaction. In particular, the face is a rich source of information that perceivers use in making both initial and lasting character judgments. Despite the large and ... -
Group Cooperation without Group Selection: Modest Punishment Can Recruit Much Cooperation
Krasnow, Max M.; Delton, Andrew W.; Cosmides, Leda; Tooby, John (Public Library of Science, 2015)Humans everywhere cooperate in groups to achieve benefits not attainable by individuals. Individual effort is often not automatically tied to a proportionate share of group benefits. This decoupling allows for free-riding, ... -
Meeting now suggests we will meet again: Implications for debates on the evolution of cooperation
Krasnow, Max; Delton, Andrew W.; Tooby, John; Cosmides, Leda (Springer Nature, 2013)Humans are often generous, even towards strangers encountered by chance and even in the absence of any explicit information suggesting they will meet again. Because game theoretic analyses typically conclude that a psychology ...