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On the evolved psychological mechanisms that make peace and reconciliation between groups possible

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2024

Michael E. McCullough Open the ORCID record for Michael E. McCullough [Opens in a new window]  and
David Pietraszewski
Michael E. McCullough*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA memccullough@ucsd.edu https://www.michael-mccullough.com/
David Pietraszewski
Affiliation:
Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany pietraszewski@mpib-berlin.mpg.de https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/staff/david-pietraszewski
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Abstract

If group norms and decisions foster peace, then understanding how norms and decisions arise becomes important. Here, we suggest that neither norms nor other forms of group-based decision making (such as offering restitution) can be adequately understood without simultaneously considering (i) what individual psychologies are doing and (ii) the dynamics these psychologies produce when interacting with each other.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e19
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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