War Games: Intergroup Coalitional Play Fighting as a Means of Comparative Coalition Formability Assessment

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences Vol/Iss. 15(2) American Psychological Association Washington, D.C. Published In Pages: 91-110
By Scalise Sugiyama, Michelle, Mendoza, Marcela, Sugiyama, Lawrence

Hypothesis

Coalitional play fighting will be widespread among hunter-gatherer societies.

Note

54 out of 100 (54%) hunter-gatherer societies exhibited coalitional play fighting.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Descriptive statisticsSupport claimedN/AN/AN/A

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Coalitional Play FightingUNKNOWNGames, Athletic Sports