Genetic Evidence for Multiple Biological Mechanisms Underlying In-Group Favoritism

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1623-1628

  Lewis, Gary J ^a   Bates, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethnocentrism; genetics; in group favoritism; religion; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TWINS;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 79953309570     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610387439     Document Type: Article

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