On the perception of newcomers: Toward an evolved psychology of intergenerational coalitions

Human Nature

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-202

  Cimino, Aldo ^a   Delton, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalitional psychology; Cooperation; Evolutionary psychology; Newcomers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954086162     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-010-9088-y     Document Type: Article

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