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The evolution of authoritarian processes: Fostering cooperation in large-scale groups
2008
Group Dynamics
Authoritarianism, comprising conventionalism, authoritarian submission, and authoritarian aggression, is an important factor underlying prejudice and social discrimination and therefore is typically perceived as socially problematic. In contrast, our work examines adaptive features of authoritarianism. Evolutionary game theoretical considerations (e.g., biased social learning) point to authoritarian psychological processes that establish and foster group life (e.g., high levels of ingroup
doi:10.1037/1089-2699.12.1.73
fatcat:ddxi4s6ncvcthcimhnmk4h2yee