Motivations to reciprocate cooperation and punish defection are calibrated by estimates of how easily others can switch partners.

Evolutionary models of dyadic cooperation demonstrate that selection favors different strategies for reciprocity depending on opportunities to choose alternative partners. We propose that selection has favored mechanisms that estimate the extent to which others can switch partners and calibrate moti...

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Main Authors: Sakura Arai, John Tooby, Leda Cosmides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267153