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Direct linkGinges, Jeremy; Atran, Scott; Sachdeva, Sonya; Medin, Douglas – American Psychologist, 2011
The idea that people inevitably act in accordance with their self-interest on the basis of a calculation of costs and benefits does not constitute an adequate framework for understanding political acts of violence and self-sacrifice. Recent research suggests that a better understanding is needed of how sacred values and notions of self and group…
Descriptors: World Problems, Research Needs, Research Methodology, Psychology
