#791 Scott Claessens: Human Cooperation, Religiosity, and Cross-National Analyses
RECORDED ON JANUARY 24th 2022.
Dr. Scott Claessens is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Auckland. He studies the biological and cultural evolution of human cooperation. He uses methods from experimental economics and evolutionary game theory to shed light on how and why we give to others.
In this episode, we talk about human cooperation, religiosity, and cross-national analyses. We discuss theories about why humans are so cooperative; the benefits people get from being seen to be cooperative; the “cooperative phenotype”, and what personality traits might correlate with prosociality; why prosociality varies across societies; if prosociality is associated with relational mobility; and what need-based transfer systems are. We talk about the relationship between religiosity and prosociality and well-being. Finally, we discuss the issue of non-independence in cross-national analyses.
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Intro
Why are humans so cooperative?
What benefits do people gain from being seen to be cooperative?
The “cooperative phenotype”
Why does prosociality vary across societies?
Relational mobility and partner choice
Need-based transfer systems
The relationship between religiosity and prosociality and well-being
Cross-national analyses, and dealing with the non-independence issue
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University page: http://bit.ly/3ASxKH7
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ResearchGate profile: http://bit.ly/3QlWiOn
Twitter handle: @scottclaessens
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