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Does Competition Really Bring Out the Worst? Testosterone, Social Distance and Inter-Male Competition Shape Parochial Altruism in Human Males

Parochial altruism, defined as increased ingroup favoritism and heightened outgroup hostility, is a widespread feature of human societies that affects altruistic cooperation and punishment behavior, particularly in intergroup conflicts. Humans tend to protect fellow group members and fight against o...

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Autores principales: Diekhof, Esther Kristina, Wittmer, Susanne, Reimers, Luise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098977