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· leadership
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Men Behaving Nicely: Public Goods as peacock tails

publications - altruism

Van Vugt, M., & Iredale, W. (2012). Men behaving nicely: Public goods as peacock tails. British Journal of Psychology, doi:10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02093

facing the situation

publications - leadership

Spsiak, B., Homan, A., Grabo, A., & Van Vugt, M. (2011). Facing the situation: Testing a biosocial contingency model of leadership in intergroup relations using masculine and feminine faces.

The Leadership Quarterly

Abstract

Using an evolutionary psychology framework we propose that leadership and followership are
evolved traits to solve recurrent group coordination problems.We argue that adaptive problems
such as those concerning intergroup conflict or cooperation activate different cognitive leadership
prototypes, and the face conveys diagnostic information about the suitability and emergence of
intergroup leadership. Consistentwith hypotheseswe find that followers expect masculine-faced
leaders to behave competitively and feminine-faced leaders cooperatively in intergroup relations.
Furthermore, individuals prefer leaders whose facial cues match the adaptive problem. For
example, a masculine-looking leader is preferred in a competitive intergroup setting. Also, this
match between face and situation is reinforced with a consistent leadership message such as a
masculine-looking leader expressing the need for competition. An evolutionary perspective
provides a deeper understanding of the biological aspects of leadership and generates many novel
hypotheses about how markers such as the human face affect leadership emergence and
effectiveness.

Sex differences in cooperation: A meta-analytic review of social dilemmas

publications - sex differences in social behaviour

Balliet, D., Li, N., Macfarlan, S., & Van Vugt, M. (2011). Sex differences in cooperation: A meta-analytic review of social dilemmas. Psychological Bulletin.

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Electrodes as social glue: Measuring heart rate promotes giving in the trust game

publications - altruism

Van Lange, P., Finkenauer, C., Popma, A., & Van Vugt, M. (2011). Electrodes as social glue: Measuring heart rate promotes giving in the trust game. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 80, 246-250

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Selfish or servant leadership? Evidence for leadership personalites in coordination games

publications - leadership

Gillet, J., Cartwright, E., & Van Vugt, M. (2010). Selfish or servant leadership? Evidence for leadership personalites in coordination games. Personality and Individual Differences.