Studies from Washington University Update Current Data on Evolutionary Psychology (When to Blame Victims for Negligence: Noncooperators Are Deemed Responsible for Their Own Hardship).

The article from the Psychology & Psychiatry Journal discusses research from Washington University on victim-blaming in evolutionary psychology. The studies suggest that people are more likely to blame victims for their own misfortune if they are perceived as poor cooperation prospects. This perspective may offer a cooperation-based explanation for victim-blaming behavior. For more information, readers can access the full article titled "When to Blame Victims for Negligence: Noncooperators Are Deemed Responsible for Their Own Hardship" in Evolutionary Psychology. [Extracted from the article]