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. 2012 May 22;109(21):E1329.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1202243109. Epub 2012 Apr 17.

Cross-cultural experiments are more useful when explanans and explanandum are separated

André van Hoorn
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Cross-cultural experiments are more useful when explanans and explanandum are separated

André van Hoorn. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Reply to van Hoorn: Converging lines of evidence.
    Henrich J, Boyd R, McElreath R, Gurven M, Richerson PJ, Ensminger J, Alvard M, Barr A, Barrett HC, Bolyanatz A, Camerer CF, Cardenas JC, Fehr E, Gintis HM, Gil-White F, Gwako EL, Henrich N, Hill K, Lesorogol C, Patton JQ, Marlowe FW, Tracer DP, Ziker J. Henrich J, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 26;109(26):E1678. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1204165109. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012. PMID: 22919709 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Culture does account for variation in game behavior.
    Henrich J, Boyd R, McElreath R, Gurven M, Richerson PJ, Ensminger J, Alvard M, Barr A, Barrett C, Bolyanatz A, Camerer CF, Cardenas JC, Fehr E, Gintis HM, Gil-White F, Gwako EL, Henrich N, Hill K, Lesorogol C, Patton JQ, Marlowe FW, Tracer DP, Ziker J. Henrich J, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 10;109(2):E32-3; author reply E34. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1118607109. Epub 2012 Jan 4. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012. PMID: 22219355 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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