Authority matters: propaganda and the coevolution of behaviour and attitudes

Human decision-making is controlled by various factors including material cost–benefit considerations, values and beliefs, social influences, cognitive factors and errors. Among social influences, those by external authorities (e.g. educational, cultural, religious, political, administrative, etc.)...

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Main Authors: Sergey Gavrilets, Peter J. Richerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Human Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X22000482/type/journal_article