Coalitional Play Fighting and the Evolution of Coalitional Intergroup Aggression

Human Nature • Vol/Iss. 29(3) • Springer US • • Published In • Pages: 219-244 •
By Sugiyama, Michelle Scalise, Mendoza, Marcela, White, Frances, Sugiyama, Lawrence

Hypothesis

Motor skill patterns (striking, parrying, catching, kicking, throwing, grappling, dodging, and running) in team games will be present cross-culturally in a significant number of hunter-gatherer groups (226).

Note

The 46% was the number of societies with information available.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Descriptive analysis of frequencySupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Motor skill patternsIndependentPhysiological Data