MichaelHoward comments on The Wire versus Evolutionary Psychology - Less Wrong
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I don't think T&C established that the "cheat detection" hardwired module was the only thing that could have an effect on the test.
They compared performance on versions of the test presented as a social contract problem with logically identical versions using non-hardwired stuff like traveling to Boston, but I don't think there was anything presented as mind-killer politics, sexual selection, status signaling, etc.
Maybe that wouldn't be a bad idea?