Willard, Aiyana K.

The cultural evolution of prosocial religions

Norenzayan, A., Shariff, A. F., Gervais, W. M., Willard, A. K., McNamara, R. A., Slingerland, E., & Henrich, J. (2016) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cited by 934

Moralistic gods, supernatural punishment and the expansion of human sociality

Purzycki, B. G., Apicella, C., Atkinson, Q. D., Cohen, E., McNamara, R. A., Willard, A. K., Xygalatas, D., Norenzayan, A., & Henrich, J. (2016) · Nature

Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Cited by 494

Cognitive biases explain religious belief, paranormal belief, and belief in life’s purpose

Willard, A. K., & Norenzayan, A. (2013) · Cognition

Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyParanormal Experiences and Beliefs

Cited by 300

“Spiritual but not religious”: Cognition, schizotypy, and conversion in alternative beliefs

Willard, A. K., & Norenzayan, A. (2017) · Cognition

Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyParanormal Experiences and Beliefs

Cited by 95

Parochial prosocial religions: Historical and contemporary evidence for a cultural evolutionary process

Norenzayan, A., Shariff, A. F., Gervais, W. M., Willard, A. K., McNamara, R. A., Slingerland, E., & Henrich, J. (2016) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cited by 58

God's mind on morality

McNamara, R. A., Senanayake, R., Willard, A. K., & Henrich, J. (2021) · Evolutionary Human Sciences

Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentCultural Differences and Values

Cited by 12

Victim blaming and belief in karma

White, C. J. M., & Willard, A. K. (2024) · Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentSocial and Intergroup Psychology

Cited by 4