Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
7-2025
Abstract
Religion is an organized system of spiritual beliefs, practices, and rituals that often involve a sense of the divine (Schilbrack, 2022). An evolutionary mechanism is an evolved set of traits that interpret environmental inputs and generate behavioral responses that enhance survival or reproductive success (Li et al., 2018). Cooperation refers to the act of individuals or groups working together to achieve a shared goal or mutual benefit (Alós-Ferrer & Garagnani, 2020).
Keywords
Adaptation, Doctrine, Faith, Reciprocity, Social cohesion, Spirituality, Theology
Discipline
Applied Behavior Analysis | Religion | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Encyclopedia of Religious Psychology and Behavior
Editor
T. K. Shackelford
First Page
1
Last Page
6
ISBN
9783031389719
Identifier
10.1007/978-3-031-38971-9_1778-1
Publisher
Springer
City or Country
Cham
Citation
KO, Nicole Fellice, & LI, Norman P.. (2025). Religious beliefs, cooperation, and evolutionary mechanisms. In Encyclopedia of Religious Psychology and Behavior (pp. 1-6). Cham: Springer.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4373
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38971-9_1778-1