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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704919867094 |