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A strange(r) analysis of morality: A consideration of relational context and the broader literature is needed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2013

Margaret S. Clark  and
Erica Boothby
Margaret S. Clark
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511. Margaret.clark@yale.eduhttp://psychology.yale.edu/faculty/margaret-clarkErica.boothby@yale.eduhttp://clarklab.sites.yale.edu/
Erica Boothby
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511. Margaret.clark@yale.eduhttp://psychology.yale.edu/faculty/margaret-clarkErica.boothby@yale.eduhttp://clarklab.sites.yale.edu/
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Abstract

Baumard et al.'s definition of morality is narrow and their review of empirical work on human cooperation is limited, focusing only on economic games, almost always involving strangers. We suggest that theorizing about mutualisms will benefit from considering extant empirical behavioral research far more broadly and especially from taking relational context into account.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 85 - 86
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013

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