Consolation was more common if the victim of aggression was of high or medium rank. When dominant individuals find themselves on the receiving end of a fight, possibly losing to a subordinate (or a ...

Consolation, i.e., postconflict affiliative interaction directed from a third party to the recipient of aggression, is assumed to have a stress-alleviating function. This function, however, has never ...

Notes from an Apocalypse. By Mark O’Connell.Doubleday; 272 pages; $26.95. Granta; £14.99. F OR MUCH of human history, Mark O’Connell points out in “Notes from an Apocalypse”, the world ...

England then cruised to 211 for three with 113 balls to spare. Ben Mayes (82 not out ,76 balls) and Thomas Rew (49 not out, ...

Responsiveness to one's bids for proximity in times of need is a linchpin of human interaction. Thus, the ability to be perceived as responsive has design implications for socially assistive robots.