Awe: A direct pathway from extravagant displays to prosociality

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EJOVA Anastasia

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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Faculty of Arts

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X15000424
Field Philosophy and religion
Keywords awe; prosocial behaviour; religion
Description Whereas Norenzayan et al. describe extravagant displays as a reliable means of belief transmission, this commentary reviews three emerging hypotheses about a direct connection between the awe elicited by extravagant displays and prosocial behaviour. If some of these hypotheses are correct, extravagant displays enhanced prosociality even among nonbelievers. Methodological suggestions are made for future experimental research on the awe-prosociality pathway.
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