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52
Citations
19872
World Ranking
4892
National Ranking
2692

Overview

Robert Kurzban is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including neuroscience and psychology, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience and social psychology as subfields of study.

The scientist's work covers several key topics within these disciplines, notably:

  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Free Will and Agency
  • Emotions and Moral Behavior

Recent scholarly contributions include a paper titled Moralistic punishment is not for cooperation, published in 2023 in the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences. This paper has received citations and represents ongoing engagement with themes related to moral behavior and social cooperation.

Collaborations with other researchers are part of their academic activity, with frequent co-authorship alongside Peter DeScioli. This collaborative relationship has contributed to research outputs intersecting psychology and behavioral sciences.

Publication venues for Kurzban's work include:

  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The scientist's research incorporates a multidisciplinary approach, integrating findings from social psychology and cognitive neuroscience to explore complex questions about human moral reasoning, emotional processes related to judgment, and concepts of free will and agency.

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary origins of stigmatization: the functions of social exclusion.

    Robert Kurzban;Mark R. Leary

  • An opportunity cost model of subjective effort and task performance.

    Robert Kurzban;Angela Lee Duckworth;Joseph W Kable;Justus Myers

  • Can race be erased? Coalitional computation and social categorization

    Robert Kurzban;John Tooby;Leda Cosmides

  • Modularity in cognition: Framing the debate

    H. Clark Barrett;Robert Kurzban

  • Disgust: Evolved Function and Structure

    Joshua M. Tybur;Debra Lieberman;Robert Kurzban;Peter DeScioli

  • Oxytocin is associated with human trustworthiness.

    Paul J. Zak;Robert Kurzban;William T. Matzner

  • Experiments investigating cooperative types in humans: A complement to evolutionary theory and simulations

    Robert Kurzban;Daniel Houser

  • Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind

    Robert Kurzban

  • Perceptions of race.

    Leda Cosmides;John Tooby;Robert Kurzban

  • Audience effects on moralistic punishment

    Robert Kurzban;Peter DeScioli;Erin O'Brien

  • HurryDate: Mate preferences in action

    Robert Kurzban;Jason Weeden

  • Cognitive systems for revenge and forgiveness.

    Michael E. McCullough;Robert Kurzban;Benjamin A. Tabak

  • The Neurobiology of Trust

    Paul J. Zak;Paul J. Zak;Robert Kurzban;William T. Matzner

  • Does the Brain Consume Additional Glucose during Self-Control Tasks?

    Robert Kurzban

  • The Evolution of Altruism in Humans

    Robert Kurzban;Maxwell N. Burton-Chellew;Stuart A. West

  • A solution to the mysteries of morality.

    Peter DeScioli;Robert Kurzban

  • Mysteries of morality

    Peter DeScioli;Robert Kurzban

  • Testosterone administration decreases generosity in the ultimatum game.

    Paul J. Zak;Robert Kurzban;Sheila Ahmadi;Ronald S. Swerdloff

  • Revisiting Kindness and Confusion in Public Goods Experiments

    Daniel Houser;Robert Kurzban

  • Evolutionary theory and psychopathy

    Andrea L. Glenn;Robert Kurzban;Adrian Raine

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael E. McCullough
Michael E. McCullough University of California, San Diego
Debra Lieberman
Debra Lieberman University of Miami
Lee A. Kirkpatrick
Lee A. Kirkpatrick William & Mary
Daniel M. T. Fessler
Daniel M. T. Fessler University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph W. Kable
Joseph W. Kable University of Pennsylvania
Douglas T. Kenrick
Douglas T. Kenrick Arizona State University
John Tooby
John Tooby University of California, Santa Barbara
Martie G. Haselton
Martie G. Haselton University of California, Los Angeles
Angela L. Duckworth
Angela L. Duckworth University of Pennsylvania
Leda Cosmides
Leda Cosmides University of California, Santa Barbara

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