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religious prosociality: a standalone construct

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religiousprosociality1 CONSTRUCTReligious prosocialityNORENZAYAN · PSYCHOLOGY

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Psychology of religion

belief in morally concerned, watchful gods as a cultural mechanism that supported cooperation among strangers in large societies.

In psychology of religion, religious prosociality refers to belief in morally concerned, watchful gods as a cultural mechanism that supported cooperation among strangers in large societies. This meaning comes from Norenzayan (2008) in Science.[1]

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  1. Norenzayan, A., & Shariff, A. F. (2008). The Origin and Evolution of Religious Prosociality. Science, 322(5898), 58-62. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1158757

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