☆ This research was supported by the Expanding the S Project run by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Cente with funding from the John Templeton Foundation. This grants from the John Templeton Foundation to M. E. M. Research Fellowship to E.J.P. ⁎ Corresponding author. Department of Psychology 248185, Coral Gables, FL, 33124-0751, USA. E-mail address: [email protected] (D. Lieberman). http://dx....

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