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

Severity of judgements when breaking a food taboo will increase with kinship intensity

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
LMER EstimatesPartial Supportp=.07UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Kinship Intensity IndexIndependentKinship
Severity of Moral Judgement IndexDependentNONE