The role of rewards in motivating participation in simple warfare

Human Nature • Vol/Iss. 24 • Springer Science and+Business Media New York • • Published In • Pages: 444-460 •
By Glowacki, Luke , Wrangham, Richard W.

Hypothesis

The number of benefits from war will be positively associated with mortality in warfare (449, 453).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationSupportedp<.005UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Mortality In WarAssociationAftermath Of Combat
Rewards From WarAssociationDiscipline And Morale