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  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Social Cognition
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Reciprocal altruism likely evolved with mechanisms for detecting and remembering cheaters.
  • Previous research suggested enhanced memory for faces associated with cheating.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To replicate and extend findings on memory for cheaters.
  • To investigate enhanced recognition of altruists.
  • To examine the relationship between individual cheating tendencies and recognition.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments exposed 164 undergraduates to faces paired with descriptions (cheater, trustworthy, altruist, neutral).
  • Recognition memory was tested one week later.
  • Individual differences in cheating tendencies were assessed.

Main Results:

  • Failed to replicate enhanced memory for cheaters.
  • No enhanced memory for altruists was found overall.
  • Participant cheating tendencies did not influence recognition.

Conclusions:

  • The study did not support enhanced memory for cheaters.
  • Some evidence suggested enhanced memory for altruists in a second experiment.
  • Further research is needed to understand cheater and altruist recognition.