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ŘEZNÍČEK, Dan. Mechanisms of violence transmission : Credible displays, prestige, dominance, and religion. Online. In PTNCE 2019: Humans in Evolutionary Perspective, 24. - 27. 9. 2019, Praha. 2019, [citováno 2024-04-24]

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Original name	Mechanisms of violence transmission : Credible displays, prestige, dominance, and religion
Authors	ŘEZNÍČEK, Dan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition	PTNCE 2019: Humans in Evolutionary Perspective, 24. - 27. 9. 2019, Praha, 2019.

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Original language	English
Type of outcome	Presentations at conferences
Field of Study	60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher	Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code	RIV/00216224:14210/19:00110813
Organization unit	Faculty of Arts
Keywords (in Czech)	Násilí; meziskupinové násilí; náboženské násilí; CREDs; důvěra; prestiž; dominance; kulturní přenos; dvojí dědičnost, genově-kulturní koevoluce; experiment
Keywords in English	Violence; Intergroup Violence; Religious Violence; CREDs; Trust; Prestige; Dominance; Cultural Transmission; Dual Inheritance; Gene-Culture Coevolution; Experiment
Tags	rivok
Tags	International impact, Reviewed
Changed by	Changed by: Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová, učo 361753. Changed: 9/2/2024 23:34.

Abstract
The pervasive problem of religiously fueled intergroup violence can be tackled from the perspective of cultural evolution by studying how various psychological biases facilitate the transmission of violent behavior. I propose that the combination of the credibility enhancing displays bias with the prestige bias can lay ground for the transmission of violent behavior toward out-groups during an intergroup conflict, especially when framed with religious narratives and symbols. My poster will present an ongoing experimental research on modelling intergroup violence and religion’s influence on involved learning biases and group dynamics: (1) experimental results assessing the trustworthiness of a violent in-group member through self-reports, and (2) behavioral experimental designs utilizing economic games and eye-tracking methodologies. Understanding and explaining these mechanisms and group dynamics on a proximate level can help prevent more effectively the devastating outbreaks of “eye-for-an-eye” violence which tend to “stick around”, especially if framed in religious rhetoric.

Abstract

The pervasive problem of religiously fueled intergroup violence can be tackled from the perspective of cultural evolution by studying how various psychological biases facilitate the transmission of violent behavior. I propose that the combination of the credibility enhancing displays bias with the prestige bias can lay ground for the transmission of violent behavior toward out-groups during an intergroup conflict, especially when framed with religious narratives and symbols. My poster will present an ongoing experimental research on modelling intergroup violence and religion’s influence on involved learning biases and group dynamics: (1) experimental results assessing the trustworthiness of a violent in-group member through self-reports, and (2) behavioral experimental designs utilizing economic games and eye-tracking methodologies. Understanding and explaining these mechanisms and group dynamics on a proximate level can help prevent more effectively the devastating outbreaks of “eye-for-an-eye” violence which tend to “stick around”, especially if framed in religious rhetoric.

Links
EE2.3.20.0048, research and development project	Name: Laboratoř pro experimentální výzkum náboženství
MUNI/A/1053/2018, interní kód MU	Name: Nové výzkumné metody v religionistickém výzkumu (Acronym: NOVYMREV)
MUNI/A/1053/2018, interní kód MU	Investor: Masaryk University, Category A