Beyond allostatic load: Rethinking the role of stress in regulating human development
BJ Ellis, M Del Giudice - Development and psychopathology, 2014 - cambridge.org
How do exposures to stress affect biobehavioral development and, through it, psychiatric
and biomedical disorder? In the health sciences, the allostatic load model provides a widely …
and biomedical disorder? In the health sciences, the allostatic load model provides a widely …
Moral disciplining: The cognitive and evolutionary foundations of puritanical morality
Why do many societies moralize apparently harmless pleasures, such as lust, gluttony,
alcohol, drugs, and even music and dance? Why do they erect temperance, asceticism …
alcohol, drugs, and even music and dance? Why do they erect temperance, asceticism …
Why and how does early adversity influence development? Toward an integrated model of dimensions of environmental experience
Two extant frameworks–the harshness-unpredictability model and the threat-deprivation
model–attempt to explain which dimensions of adversity have distinct influences on …
model–attempt to explain which dimensions of adversity have distinct influences on …
Cultural group selection plays an essential role in explaining human cooperation: A sketch of the evidence
Human cooperation is highly unusual. We live in large groups composed mostly of non-
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …
[HTML][HTML] Increased affluence explains the emergence of ascetic wisdoms and moralizing religions
Background Between roughly 500 BCE and 300 BCE, three distinct regions, the Yangtze
and Yellow River Valleys, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Ganges Valley, saw the …
and Yellow River Valleys, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Ganges Valley, saw the …
Do humans really punish altruistically? A closer look
EJ Pedersen, R Kurzban… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Some researchers have proposed that natural selection has given rise in humans to one or
more adaptations for altruistically punishing on behalf of other individuals who have been …
more adaptations for altruistically punishing on behalf of other individuals who have been …
The nature and dynamics of world religions: A life-history approach
N Baumard, C Chevallier - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In contrast with tribal and archaic religions, world religions are characterized by a unique
emphasis on extended prosociality, restricted sociosexuality, delayed gratification and the …
emphasis on extended prosociality, restricted sociosexuality, delayed gratification and the …
[HTML][HTML] Is impulsive behavior adaptive in harsh and unpredictable environments? A formal model
J Fenneman, WE Frankenhuis - Evolution and Human Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Evolutionary social scientists have argued that impulsive behavior is adaptive in harsh and
unpredictable conditions. Is this true? This paper presents a mathematical model that …
unpredictable conditions. Is this true? This paper presents a mathematical model that …
The relationship between childhood neglect and malevolent creativity: The mediating effect of the dark triad personality
X Jia, Q Wang, L Lin - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In addition to what we know as benevolent creativity, which involves originality and
usefulness, creativity also includes malevolent creativity, which involves the application of …
usefulness, creativity also includes malevolent creativity, which involves the application of …
The cognitive basis of social behavior: cognitive reflection overrides antisocial but not always prosocial motives
Even though human social behavior has received considerable scientific attention in the last
decades, its cognitive underpinnings are still poorly understood. Applying a dual-process …
decades, its cognitive underpinnings are still poorly understood. Applying a dual-process …