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Blood, sex, personality, power, and altruism: Factors influencing the validity of strong reciprocity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2012
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It is argued that the generality of strong reciprocity theory (SRT) is limited by the existence of anonymous spontaneous cooperation, maintained in the absence of punishment, despite free-riding. We highlight how individual differences, status, sex, and the legitimacy of non-cooperation need to be examined to increase the internal and ecological validity of SRT experiments and, ultimately, SRT's external validity.
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