The evolution of strongly-held group identities through agent-based cooperation

Abstract Identity fusion represents a strongly-held personal identity that significantly overlaps with that of a group, and is the current best explanation as to why individuals become empowered to act with extreme self-sacrifice for a group of non-kin. This is widely seen and documented, yet how id...

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Main Authors: Roger M. Whitaker, Gualtiero B. Colombo, Yarrow Dunham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91333-w