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Dr. Bailey R House is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of York, where he conducts research at the intersection of developmental, cross-cultural, and evolutionary psychology. His work examines how cultural beliefs and evolved psychological mechanisms shape decision-making and behavior in both children and adults across diverse societies.
His academic background includes:
- PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles (2013)
- BA in Cognitive Science from Hampshire College (2003)
Dr. House's research focuses on understanding the development of prosocial behavior across cultures. His work explores how children's sensitivity to social norms and maturation of psychological mechanisms for reciprocal cooperation interact to produce cultural diversity in cooperative behavior. He employs behavioral experiments with participants from diverse societies, including cross-cultural comparisons between Western and non-Western communities. Additionally, he investigates species differences in behavior by comparing human decision-making with that of chimpanzees and other primates, seeking to identify uniquely human capacities for culture and cooperation.
Analysis of Dr. House's publication record reveals a consistent focus on the interplay between cultural norms and psychological development in shaping prosocial behavior. His research spans multiple disciplines including developmental psychology, cross-cultural psychology, evolutionary anthropology, and primatology. A notable trend in his work is the use of cross-cultural comparative methods to distinguish between universal aspects of human psychology and culturally specific manifestations of behavior. His recent publications continue to explore how social norms influence cooperative behavior across the lifespan and how these processes differ between humans and other primates.
Dr. House has received notable recognition through his Humboldt Research Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (2013-2015) and postdoctoral work at Arizona State University (2015-2018).
His teaching responsibilities at the University of York include "Psychology for Public Good" (Year 2) and previously taught "Cognitive Development" (Year 2) and "The Psychology of Behaviour Change" (Year 3). While specific information about his graduate students is not provided in the available materials, his research collaborations include prominent scholars such as Joan Silk, H. Clark Barrett, Joseph Henrich, Patricia Kanngiesser, and Michael Tomasello.
Dr. House's research appears to be conducted through collaborative international projects involving multiple institutions. His work often involves field research in diverse cultural settings including Fiji, Uganda, and the Congo Basin, suggesting participation in cross-cultural research networks focused on human behavior and development.
