David Pinsof
Biographic Data
| ID | 5379365 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Pinsof |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Pinsof |
| SIGNATURE | PINSOF D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9075-2369 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The evolution of social paradoxes
Human behavior is often paradoxical. We show humility to prove we are better than other people, bravely defy social norms so that people will praise us, and donate to charity anonymously to get credit for not caring about getting credit. Here, I argue that these and other social paradoxes have a common thread: They are all attempts to signal a trait while concealing, from both the signaler and the recipient, the fact that a signal is being transm…
Cycling on the fast track
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Cycling on the fast track
The evolution of social paradoxes
Human behavior is often paradoxical. We show humility to prove we are better than other people, bravely defy social norms so that people will praise us, and donate to charity anonymously to get credit for not caring about getting credit. Here, I argue that these and other social paradoxes have a common thread: They are all attempts to signal a trait while concealing, from both the signaler and the recipient, the fact that a signal is being transm…
Action (physics (1 work) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Endocrinology (1 work) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (1 work)