Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
12-2024
Abstract
Costly signaling theory is the idea that the high costs incurred by an individual to convey information about underlying qualities keeps this signal reliable, as only individuals who truly possess the quality signaled can afford to send the signal.
Keywords
Costly displays, Costly signaling, Handicap principle, Honest signaling, Signaling theory
Discipline
Communication | Social Psychology and Interaction
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Encyclopedia of Religious Psychology and Behavior
Editor
Todd Shackelford
First Page
1
Last Page
8
ISBN
9783031389719
Identifier
10.1007/978-3-031-38971-9_813-1
Publisher
Springer
City or Country
Cham
Citation
KOH, Hui Ying Ivy, & LI, Norman P.. (2024). Costly signaling theory. In Encyclopedia of Religious Psychology and Behavior (pp. 1-8). Cham: Springer.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4144
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38971-9_813-1
