The content of our cooperation, not the color of our skin: An alliance detection system regulates categorization by coalition and race, but not sex

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Pietraszewski, David ^a,b   Cosmides, Leda ^a   Tooby, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCE DETECTION SYSTEM; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; COMPETITION; DOWN REGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; RACE; SKIN COLOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UPREGULATION;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895514670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088534     Document Type: Article

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