Assume there are two types of people. Some expend effort to get food, but then share the food they get equally with those without food, so that everyone had the same amount of food. Others save their energy by not working for food, and instead devote this extra energy to extra reproduction. Which type of psychological design would increase in frequency, and which decrease? Would this general inclination to share without regard to contribution be selected for, or selected against?

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Natasha Kelley

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4 May, 01:25

Assume there are two types of people. Some expend effort to get food, but then share the food they get equally with those without food, so that everyone had the same amount of food. Others save their energy by not working for food, and instead devote this extra energy to extra reproduction. Which type of psychological design would increase in frequency, and which decrease? Would this general inclination to share without regard to contribution be selected for, or selected against?

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Callie · Answer 1

the psychological design of saving energy by not working will increase in frequency while the psychological design of expending effort to get food will decrease.

Explanation:

This will be because the ones working hard will see that they can get food without without working for it so they will stop working too and start devoting this extra energy for reproduction. Plus ones working hard will get tired of looking for increase in population without food and they will stop sharing. This general inclination should be selected against because many people will not work and start depending on other to share it with them.