Do Relatives With Greater Reproductive Potential Get Help First?: A Test of the Inclusive Fitness Explanation of Kin Altruism

According to inclusive fitness theory, people are more willing to help those they are genetically related to because relatives share a kin altruism gene and are able to pass it along. We tested this theory by examining the effect of reproductive potential on altruism. Participants read hypothetical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jordan Schriver, W.Q. Elaine Perunovic, Kyle Brymer, Timothy Hachey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704919867094