Although dishonesty is often a social phenomenon, it is primarily studied in individual
settings. However, people frequently collaborate and engage in mutual dishonest acts. We …

This review addresses peer group influences on adolescent smoking with a particular focus
on recently published longitudinal studies that have investigated the topic. Specifically, we …

Genuine moral disagreement exists and is widespread. To understand such disagreement,
we must examine the basic kinds of social relationships people construct across cultures …

Cooperation is essential for completing tasks that individuals cannot accomplish alone.
Whereas the benefits of cooperation are clear, little is known about its possible negative …

Individualism–collectivism is one of the best researched dimensions of culture in
psychology. One frequently asked but underexamined question regards its cross-temporal …

The concept of personal or moral norms is ambiguous with regard to its motivational content.
An extension and a refinement of the norm taxonomy are therefore suggested …

Social norms are of increasing interest to public policy experts and those conducting
behaviour change interventions (eg safe driving, recycling). While there is agreement that …

Based merely on the scents of shirts worn recently by unknown men, women can, to a
significant degree, assess the men's physical attractiveness—but only while ovulating. When …

Why did punishment and the use of reputation evolve in humans? According to one family of
theories, they evolved to support the maintenance of cooperative group norms; according to …

Cognitive gadgets are distinctively human cognitive mechanisms–such as imitation, mind
reading, and language–that have been shaped by cultural rather than genetic evolution …