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Psychology and groups at the junction of genes and culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2005

Linnda R. Caporael
Linnda R. Caporael*
Affiliation:
Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY12180http://www.rpi.edu/~caporl
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caporl@rpi.edu
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Abstract

Replacements for the self-interest axiom may posit weak to strong theories of sociality. Strong sociality may be useful for positing social cognitive mechanisms and their evolution, but weak sociality may work better for identifying interesting group-level outcomes by focusing on deviations from self-interested psychological assumptions. Such theoretical differences are likely to be based on disciplinary expertise, and the challenge for Darwinian integration is to keep the conversation flowing.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 819 - 821
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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