From ancient time, Homo sapiens moved around in search of a better life. Although the
development of agriculture and industrialization no longer necessitates frequently moving to …

Social emotions such as guilt and gratitude serve adaptive functions critical to social
interactions and relationships. Therefore, an ecologically valid approach to studying the …

Highlights•Welfare tradeoffs involve sacrificing personal welfare to increase another's
welfare.•Although making welfare tradeoffs feels easy, this hides complex computations.• …

What is the trigger of shame? The information threat theory holds that shame is an evolved
adaptation that is designed to limit the likelihood and costs of others forming negative beliefs …

Conflicts are unavoidable in human life. Thus, for human beings, the attitude of forgiveness
is of importance to be well-embedded and sustainably constructed. Resting upon the …

Many social scientists believe humans possess an evolved motivation to punish violations of
norms—including norm violations that do not harm them directly. However, most empirical …

Here we examine the roles of interpersonal valuation and gratitude in the formation of
cooperative relationships. Building on prior work, we draw on the concept of a welfare …

For many abilities, such as vision or language, our conscious experience is one of simplicity:
We open our eyes and the world appears; we open our mouths and grammatical sentences …

We review the logic of an evolutionary perspective on forgiveness, highlighting how insight
into the likely function of forgiveness—solving adaptive problems related to acquiring and …

Researchers commonly conceptualize forgiveness as a rich complex of psychological
changes involving attitudes, emotions, and behaviors. Psychometric work with the measures …