War Games: Intergroup Coalitional Play Fighting as a Means of Comparative Coalition Formability Assessment

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences Vol/Iss. 15(2) American Psychological Association Washington, D.C. Published In Pages: 91-110
By Scalise Sugiyama, Michelle, Mendoza, Marcela, Sugiyama, Lawrence

Hypothesis

Hunter gatherer societies with coalitional play fighting will play sports at intergroup gatherings.

Note

Out of 54 hunter-gatherer societies for which coalitional play fighting was described, 44 (81%) played sports at intergroup gatherings.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
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