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Rethinking norm psychology

Abstract:

Norms permeate human life. Most of people’s activities can be characterized by rules about what is appropriate, allowed, required, or forbidden—rules that are crucial in making people hyper-cooperative animals. In this article, I examine the current cognitive-evolutionary account of “norm psychology” and propose an alternative that is better supported by evidence and better placed to promote interdisciplinary dialogue. The incumbent theory focuses on rules and claims that humans genetically i...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1177/17456916221112075

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Journal:
Perspectives on Psychological Science More from this journal
Volume:
19
Issue:
1
Pages:
12-38
Publication date:
2023-07-13
Acceptance date:
2022-06-07
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EISSN:
1745-6924
ISSN:
1745-6916
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1263840
Local pid:
pubs:1263840
Deposit date:
2022-06-15

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