Natural selection and human altruism

Altruistic behaviors will be associated with kin and reciprocators.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
No Formal Test	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Altruism	Independent	Norms, Ethics, Behavior Toward Non-relatives
Kin	Dependent	Kinship
Reciprocator	Dependent	Kinship

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Ostrin, Zvi	1981	Altrusitic behavior will not be associated with strangers (non-kin and non-reciprocators)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Essock-Vitale, Susan M.	1980	"Kin will be given more unreciprocated help than nonkin, with close kin receiving the most unreciprocated help (236).	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Essock-Vitale, Susan M.	1980	"Kin will be given more help than nonkin, with close kin receiving the most help" (236).	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gottschall, Jonathan	2003	Both male and female protagonists will be altruistic towards their kin (375).	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Essock-Vitale, Susan M.	1980	"Assistance received will be a function of (1) kinship, (2) the ability to collect on debts, and (3) the ability to obtain credit" (241).	`UNKNOWN`	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author