While a major aim of cognitive science is to understand human cognition, our conclusions
are based on unrepresentative samples of the world's population. A new wave of cross …

The costly signaling theory of religion states that costly religious behaviors, badges, and
bans (“religious practice” for short) are signals of commitment to the ingroup and its moral …

Place is integral to tourism. In tourism, almost all issues can ultimately be traced back to
human–place interactions and human–place relationships. Sense of place, also referred to …

Does moral culture contribute to the evolution of cooperation? Here, we examine individuals'
and communities' models of what it means to be good and bad and how they correspond to …

Reliance on convenience samples for psychological experiments has led to the
oversampling of Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) …

Evolutionary perspectives suggest that participation in collective rituals may serve important
communicative functions by signaling practitioners' commitment to the community and its …

Social science research has stressed the important role of religion in sustaining cooperation
among non-kin. We contribute to this multidisciplinary literature with a large-scale empirical …

Psychological research in small-scale societies is crucial for what it stands to tell us about
human psychological diversity. However, people in these communities, typically Indigenous …

Research testing evolutionary models of religious morality shows that supernatural beliefs in
moralizing gods positively affect prosociality. However, the effects of beliefs related to local …

Reputational considerations favour cooperation and thus we expect less cooperation in
larger communities where people are less well known to each other. Some argue that …