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Rituals and prosocial (Signalling and rituals (they are "hard-to…

- - - - rituals increase salience of the superordinate identity... :no_entry: might this be bad for the smaller group (Hindus)? as members are committed to a wider range/larger social group.
    - - true :check: AND higher pain lead to higher donation
      - 200 rupees rewarded and option given to donate to temple
  - - - 3 painful cond: ice water, leg squats, chilli pepper AND control group (allowed to rest)
      - higher co-operation in economic game when painful experience shared with other group members - solidarity
      - game: chose number 1-7, higher number is higher personal pay off IF other group members also chose that number. i.e. lower numbers is a safe play as guaranteed a moderate amount, higher numbers may have higher pay off but risk small pay off if other group members chose lower numbers
        
        hence higher number = higher co-operation
- - - - LINK to morality lecture
      - or does it? Possible that some might go through the pain of entering the group without any real intention of being an active member afterwards, may 'free-ride' after ritual?... in bullet ant have to participate 20 odd times so this seems unlikely but perhaps in other situations this could be true? e.g. frat house initiations
        
        e.g. undercover cop goes through costs of infiltration in order to gain something for them self (career success) and NOT because they are truly loyal to the group
      - The group strength and commitment to the group is maximised
- - - - evidence: Heath synchronic participation increased donations :no_entry: not replicated
- - - - ritual piercings in Thailand
      - Satere Maure bullet ants
        
        "if you live your life with no pain, suffering or effort then it will mean nothing to you"
      - Greece: Anasteneria: walking over hot coals holding symbols of religious saints (which protect)
    - - religious
      - cultural
      - military
      - frat house
      - can be mundane
    - - religion fills the gap? and provides reasoning for otherwise seemingly pointless activities i.e. "because it pleases God"
  - - - The gay participant hot sauce study: was aggression actually prosocial? Rejecting 'immoral' individuals benefits the group?
- - - - the receiver appraises as signal and discounts them as is appropriate i.e. which signals are trustworthy
      - needs to be a reliable signal
      - honest signals are often costly, e.g. only the fit gazelles can afford to spend energy leaping all the time, hence stotting is a reliable signal for predators to rely on