Kinship and altruism

Humans are characterized by an unusual level of prosociality. Despite this, considerable indirect evidence suggests that biological kinship plays an important role in altruistic behaviour. All previous reports of the influence of kin selection on human altruism have, however, used correlational (rat...

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Main Authors: Madsen, E, Tunney, R, Fieldman, G, Plotkin, H, Dunbar, R, Richards, J, McFarland, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: British Psychological Society 2007
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