title: A developmental perspective on the cultural evolution of prosocial religious beliefs.
abstract: Norenzayan et al. argue that prosocial religion develops through cultural evolution. Surprisingly, they give little attention to developmental accounts of prosocial religious beliefs. A consideration of the developmental literature supports some, but not all, of the authors' conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Boston University,School of Education,Boston,MA 02215.kcorriv@bu.eduhttp://www.bu.edu/learninglab.
authors.forename: Kathleen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Corriveau
authors.affiliation: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Clear Water Bay,Kowloon,Hong Kong.evaechen@ust.hk.
authors.forename: Eva E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003468:Cultural Evolution; D006801:Humans; D012067:Religion