title: Why so complex? Emotional mediation of revenge, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
abstract: Humans have the cognitive abilities to implement the revenge and forgiveness systems hypothesized by McCullough et al., but the evidence suggests that simpler processes may underlie most revenge cases in humans and other animals. The mediating role of emotions can be at the basis of the flexibility needed in the hypothesized systems and the associated assessment of social relationships.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neuroetologia, Universidad Veracruzana, CP 91190 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. faureli@uv.mx
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aureli
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Schaffner
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009014:Morals; D012747:Sexual Partners