The Evolutionary Basis of Honor Cultures

Psychological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 12-24

  Nowak, Andrzej ^a,b   Gelfand, Michele J ^c   Borkowski, Wojciech ^d   Cohen, Dov ^e   Hernandez, Ivan ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggressive behavior; cross cultural differences; honor

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MORALITY; PREDATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL HIERARCHY;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84954129325     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615602860     Document Type: Article

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