The Ancestral Logic of Politics: Upper-Body Strength Regulates Men's Assertion of Self-Interest Over Economic Redistribution

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1098-1103

  Petersen, Michael Bang ^a   Sznycer, Daniel ^b   Sell, Aaron ^b,c   Cosmides, Leda ^b   Tooby, John ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

evolutionary psychology; social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880076873     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612466415     Document Type: Article

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