M N Burton-Chellew
Biographic Data
| ID | 53536 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M N Burton-Chellew |
| GIVEN NAMES | M N |
| FAMILY NAME | Burton-Chellew |
| SIGNATURE | BURTON-CHELLEW M N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5330-0379 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Replication of experiments and the canonisation of incorrect conclusions
We are in the middle of a revolution over how to collect, analyse and interpret results in the human behavioural sciences. A key issue is to determine the extent to which experimental results are repeatable. However, if the experiment being replicated lacks the appropriate controls or null hypotheses, then replication of experiments can lead to the canonisation of incorrect conclusions. Experiments are required that allow a strong possibility to …
Self-interested learning is more important than fair-minded conditional cooperation in public-goods games
Why does human cooperation often unravel in economic experiments despite a promising start? Previous studies have interpreted the decline as the reaction of disappointed altruists retaliating in response to non-altruists (Conditional Cooperators hypothesis). This interpretation has been considered evidence of a uniquely human form of cooperation, motivated by an altruistic concern for equality (‘fairness’) and requiring special evolutionary expla…
Payoff-based learning best explains the rate of decline in cooperation across 237 public-goods games
Meeting at Grand Central
“A full understanding of human cooperation requires an appreciation of both sides of the coin... Although it is true that humans cooperate with each other much more than do members of most other species, it is also true that humans do a wide range of things much more than any other species...” – Meeting at Grand Central, preface. As the above quote hopefully demonstrates, this is an eminently sensible work on human cooperation. Meeting at Grand C…
Are Affines Treated as Biological Kin
Affines (or "in-laws") have long been recognized within anthropology as a special kind of kin. Evolutionary biology, in contrast, has typically treated affines as though they were unrelated: only direct genetic kinship counts. However, Hughes (1988) argued that Hamilton's concept of inclusive fitness naturally includes affinal kin as kin because true kin and their affines share genetic interests in future generations. We test this proposal by ask…
Cooperation in humans
Are Affines Treated as Biological Kin
Affines (or "in-laws") have long been recognized within anthropology as a special kind of kin. Evolutionary biology, in contrast, has typically treated affines as though they were unrelated: only direct genetic kinship counts. However, Hughes (1988) argued that Hamilton's concept of inclusive fitness naturally includes affinal kin as kin because true kin and their affines share genetic interests in future generations. We test this proposal by ask…
Payoff-based learning best explains the rate of decline in cooperation across 237 public-goods games
Self-interested learning is more important than fair-minded conditional cooperation in public-goods games
Why does human cooperation often unravel in economic experiments despite a promising start? Previous studies have interpreted the decline as the reaction of disappointed altruists retaliating in response to non-altruists (Conditional Cooperators hypothesis). This interpretation has been considered evidence of a uniquely human form of cooperation, motivated by an altruistic concern for equality (‘fairness’) and requiring special evolutionary expla…
Cooperation in humans
Are Affines Treated as Biological Kin
Affines (or "in-laws") have long been recognized within anthropology as a special kind of kin. Evolutionary biology, in contrast, has typically treated affines as though they were unrelated: only direct genetic kinship counts. However, Hughes (1988) argued that Hamilton's concept of inclusive fitness naturally includes affinal kin as kin because true kin and their affines share genetic interests in future generations. We test this proposal by ask…
Meeting at Grand Central
“A full understanding of human cooperation requires an appreciation of both sides of the coin... Although it is true that humans cooperate with each other much more than do members of most other species, it is also true that humans do a wide range of things much more than any other species...” – Meeting at Grand Central, preface. As the above quote hopefully demonstrates, this is an eminently sensible work on human cooperation. Meeting at Grand C…
Payoff-based learning best explains the rate of decline in cooperation across 237 public-goods games
Self-interested learning is more important than fair-minded conditional cooperation in public-goods games
Why does human cooperation often unravel in economic experiments despite a promising start? Previous studies have interpreted the decline as the reaction of disappointed altruists retaliating in response to non-altruists (Conditional Cooperators hypothesis). This interpretation has been considered evidence of a uniquely human form of cooperation, motivated by an altruistic concern for equality (‘fairness’) and requiring special evolutionary expla…
Replication of experiments and the canonisation of incorrect conclusions
We are in the middle of a revolution over how to collect, analyse and interpret results in the human behavioural sciences. A key issue is to determine the extent to which experimental results are repeatable. However, if the experiment being replicated lacks the appropriate controls or null hypotheses, then replication of experiments can lead to the canonisation of incorrect conclusions. Experiments are required that allow a strong possibility to …
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Microeconomics (2 works) · Public good (2 works) · Public goods game (2 works)