Sixteen common misconceptions about the evolution of cooperation in humans

2010/11/10 by Stuart A. West, Claire El Mouden, Andy Gardner · 1 citation
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.08.001

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