Psychology has traditionally seen itself as the science of universal human cognition, but it
has only recently begun seriously grappling with cross-cultural variation. Here we argue that …

Group design research studies can provide evidence to draw conclusions about what works,
for whom, and under what conditions in special education. The quality indicators introduced …

Statistical Rethinking: A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and Stan builds readers'
knowledge of and confidence in statistical modeling. Reflecting the need for even minor …

Archaeological data is always incomplete, frequently unreliable, often replete with unknown
unknowns, but we nevertheless make the best of what we have and use it to build our …

Billions of people from around the world believe in vengeful gods who punish immoral
behavior. These punitive religious beliefs may foster prosociality and contribute to large …

Quantitative cross-cultural databases can help uncover structure and diversity across human
populations. These databases have been constructed using a variety of methodologies and …

We applaud the authors' impressive effort in compiling the Seshat database, as well as the
remarkable Analytic Narratives they produced on supernatural punishment. This project …

Contemporary research on human sociality is heavily influenced by the social identity
approach, positioning social categorization as the primary mechanism governing social life …

Evolutionary theories of religion frequently assume that the presence of moralizing gods is
positively associated with social complexity. An influential source of evidence for this …

There are compelling reasons to expect that cognitively representing any active, powerful
deity motivates cooperative behavior. One mechanism underlying this association could be …