The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol.

ABSTRACT: Compared to other species, the extent of human cooperation is unparalleled. Such cooperation is coordinated between community members via social norms. Developmental research has demonstrated that very young children are sensitive to social norms, and that social norms are internalized by middle childhood. Most research on social norm acquisition has focused on norms that modulated intra-group cooperation. Yet around the world, multi-ethnic communities also cooperate, and this cooperation is often shaped by distinct inter-group social norms. In the present study, we will investigate whether inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic social norm acquisition follows the same, or distinct, developmental trajectories. Specifically, we will work with BaYaka foragers and Bandongo fisher-farmers who inhabit m

SUBMITTER: Pope-Caldwell S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9665382 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature