Hypocrisy and Corruption: How Disparities in Power Shape the Evolution of Social Control

Altruism presents an evolutionary paradox, as altruistic individuals are good for the group yet vulnerable to exploitation by selfish individuals. One mechanism that can effectively curtail selfishness within groups is punishment. Here, we show in an evolutionary game-theoretical model that punishme...

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Published in:Evolutionary Psychology
Main Authors: Omar Tonsi Eldakar, J. Oliver Kammeyer, Nikhil Nagabandi, Andrew C. Gallup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704918756993