Costs do not Explain Trust among Secular Groups

Many human groups achieve high levels of trust and cooperation, but these achievements are vulnerable to exploitation. Several theorists have suggested that when groups impose costs on their members, these costs can function to limit freeriding, and hence promote trust and cooperation. While a subst...

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Authors: Shaver, John H. (Author) ; DiVietro, Susan (Author) ; Lang, Martin (Author)
Contributors: Sosis, Richard (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 180-204
Further subjects:B costly signaling theory fraternities ideologies secular groups trust
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