Psychology 3228 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: John Maynard Smith, Richard Dawkins, Reciprocal Altruism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3228
• Professor: Scott Mac Dougall- Shackleton

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5 evolutionary theories, which pertain to social behavior: theory of sexual selection, kin altruism/inclusive fitness, parental investment, parent-offspring conflict, reciprocal altruism. Metatheory: (amilton(cid:495)s rules: we can expect actors to show self-sacrificing behavior for recipients (relatives) when the cost to the actor is less than the benefit to the recipient. C