Kinship Intensity and the Use of Mental States in Moral Judgement Across Societies

Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 41(5) • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: 415-429 •
By Curtin, Cameron M. , Barrett, H. Clark, Bolyanatz, Alexander, Crittenden, Alyssa N., Fessler, Daniel M.T., Fitzpatrick, Simon, Gurven, Michael, Kanovsky, Martin, Kushnick, Geoff, Laurence, Stephen, Pisor, Anne C., Scelza, Brooke, Stich, Stephen, von Rueden, Christopher, Henrich, Joseph

Hypothesis

As kinship intensity declines, the tendency to consider intentions in moral judgements will also decline

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
LMER EstimatesSupportedp<.001UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Kinship Intensity IndexIndependentKinship
IntentDependentLiability