Month: June 2026

“willpower and intelligence are two of the strongest predictors of coalitional value according to Coalitional Value Theory (CVT), but they are not the only ones. According to the theory: Coalitional value = how much a person marginally improves the success and fitness of a group. High coalitional value leads to prestige (freely given deference), status,…

Coalitional Value Theory: an Evolutionary Approach to Understanding CulturePublished: 08 May 2020Bo Winegard, Amanda Kirsch, Andrew Vonasch, Ben Winegard & David C. Geary  Abstract In the following article, we forward the coalitional value theory (CVT) and apply it to several puzzles about human behavior. The CVT contends that humans evolved unique mental mechanisms for assessing each other’s marginal value to a…