Groups

Question 1

Humans evolved in groups

Answer 1

Benefits: cooperation, mutual support
Cost: obligations

Question 2

Intra-group relations

Answer 2

Within groups, most mammals organize themselves into a hierarchy

Question 3

Inter group relations

Answer 3

Between groups, includes wars, alliances and negotiations

Question 4

Dominance in groups

Answer 4

Way to distribute things without fighting, low ranking benefit too

Question 5

Cooperation and competition

Answer 5

Groups only work with cooperation and contribution, but people want to free ride
Prevented by social games and punishment

Question 6

Contradictions of group life

Answer 6

Helping others may seem irrational but group benefits over time

Question 7

Evolved social cognition

Answer 7

• Reputation management
• Gossip
• Perspective-taking
• Work best in small groups

Question 8

Egalitarianism in early societies

Answer 8

Hunter-gatherer: no wealth accumulation and no formalized power structures
Aggricuktural revolution lead to more hierarchy worse nutrition and less leisure