Generosity as a Costly Signal

Some researchers argue that generous behaviours, such as large charitable donations, may serve as costly signals to broadcast one’s resources. Others, however, acknowledge that generosity may advertise one’s physical ability (e.g., rescuing a person from danger) and/or honestly signal one’s cooperat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kafashan, Sara
Other Authors: Barclay, Pat
Language:en
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/4087