The correct way to test the hypothesis that racial categorization is a byproduct of an evolved alliance-tracking capacity

Abstract The project of identifying the cognitive mechanisms or information-processing functions that cause people to categorize others by their race is one of the longest-standing and socially-impactful scientific issues in all of the behavioral sciences. This paper addresses a critical issue with...

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Main Author: David Pietraszewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82975-x