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Publications of Dorsa Amir    :chronological  alphabetical  combined  bibtex listing:

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Journal Articles

  1. Confer, JA; Champ, AM; Amir, D; Schleihauf, H; Engelmann, JM (2025). Group membership biases children's evaluation of evidence.. Nature communications, 16(1), 11245. [doi]  [abs]
  2. Smith, JM; Mohamadpour, H; Engelmann, J; Davis, HE; Krieger, J; Sørensen, BG; Koster, J; Heysieattalab, S; Amir, D (2025). No Developmental Differences in Preferences for Epistemic Versus Physical Uncertainty Across Three Diverse Cultures.. Developmental science, 28(6), e70078. [doi]  [abs]
  3. Gildner, TE; Liebert, MA; Schrock, JM; Urlacher, SS; Amir, D; Harrington, CJ; Madimenos, FC; Cepon-Robins, TJ; Bribiescas, RG; Sugiyama, LS; Snodgrass, JJ (2025). Salivary Testosterone, Age, and Adiposity Associations Among Shuar Males in Amazonian Ecuador Challenge Assumptions of "Normal" Testosterone Patterns.. American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council, 37(11), e70166. [doi]  [abs]
  4. Amir, D; Firestone, C (2025). Is visual perception WEIRD? The Müller-Lyer illusion and the cultural byproduct hypothesis.. Psychological review. [doi]  [abs]
  5. Bribiescas, RG; Sancilio, A; Amir, D; Cepon-Robins, TJ; Gildner, T; Liebert, MA; Madimenos, F; Urlacher, SS; Snodgrass, J; Sugiyama, L (2025). Testosterone, 8-Oxo-2'-Deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) in Adult Shuar Males of Amazonian Ecuador: A Test for Evidence of Trade-Offs Between Reproductive Effort and Oxidative Stress.. American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council, 37(4), e70042. [doi]  [abs]
  6. Wen, NJ; Amir, D; Clegg, JM; Davis, HE; Dutra, NB; Kline, MA; Lew-Levy, S; MacGillivray, T; Pamei, G; Wang, Y; Xu, J; Rawlings, BS (2025). Construct validity in cross-cultural, developmental research: challenges and strategies for improvement.. Evolutionary human sciences, 7, e17. [doi]  [abs]
  7. Lew-Levy, S; Amir, D (2024). Children as agents of cultural adaptation.. The Behavioral and brain sciences, 1-68. [doi]  [abs]
  8. Ahl, RE; Amir, D; McAuliffe, K (2024). Recalling experiences of scarcity reduces children's generosity relative to recalling abundance.. Journal of experimental child psychology, 243, 105914. [doi]  [abs]
  9. Amir, D; Melnikoff, D; Warneken, F; Blake, PR; Corbit, J; Callaghan, TC; Barry, O; Bowie, A; Kleutsch, L; Kramer, KL; Ross, E; Vongsachang, H; Wrangham, R; McAuliffe, K (2023). Computational signatures of inequity aversion in children across seven societies.. Journal of experimental psychology. General, 152(10), 2882-2896. [doi]  [abs]
  10. Stibbard-Hawkes, DNE; Amir, D; Apicella, CL (2023). A cost for signaling: do Hadza hunter-gatherers forgo calories to show-off in an experimental context?. Evolution and Human Behavior, 44(5), 398-410. [doi]  [abs]
  11. Ahl, RE; Hannan, K; Amir, D; Baker, A; Sheskin, M; McAuliffe, K (2023). Tokens of virtue: Replicating incentivized measures of children's prosocial behavior with online methods and virtual resources. Cognitive Development, 66. [doi]  [abs]
  12. Amir, D; Hemmatian, B; Kasirzadeh, A; Jasbi, M; Yazdiha, H; Dehghani, M (2022). Iran: amplify voices of persecuted academics.. Nature, 611(7934), 33. [doi]
  13. Hilton, CB; Moser, CJ; Bertolo, M; Lee-Rubin, H; Amir, D; Bainbridge, CM; Simson, J; Knox, D; Glowacki, L; Alemu, E; Galbarczyk, A; Jasienska, G; Ross, CT; Neff, MB; Martin, A; Cirelli, LK; Trehub, SE; Song, J; Kim, M; Schachner, A; Vardy, TA; Atkinson, QD; Salenius, A; Andelin, J; Antfolk, J; Madhivanan, P; Siddaiah, A; Placek, CD; Salali, GD; Keestra, S; Singh, M; Collins, SA; Patton, JQ; Scaff, C; Stieglitz, J; Cutipa, SC; Moya, C; Sagar, RR; Anyawire, M; Mabulla, A; Wood, BM; Krasnow, MM; Mehr, SA (2022). Acoustic regularities in infant-directed speech and song across cultures.. Nature human behaviour, 6(11), 1545-1556. [doi]  [abs]
  14. Frankenhuis, WE; Amir, D (2022). What is the expected human childhood? Insights from evolutionary anthropology.. Development and psychopathology, 34(2), 473-497. [doi]  [abs]
  15. Deutchman, P; Amir, D; Jordan, MR; McAuliffe, K (2022). Common knowledge promotes cooperation in the threshold public goods game by reducing uncertainty. Evolution and Human Behavior, 43(2), 155-167. [doi]  [abs]
  16. DeLouize, AM; Liebert, MA; Madimenos, FC; Urlacher, SS; Schrock, JM; Cepon-Robins, TJ; Gildner, TE; Blackwell, AD; Harrington, CJ; Amir, D; Bribiescas, RG; Snodgrass, JJ; Sugiyama, LS (2022). Low prevalence of anemia among Shuar communities of Amazonian Ecuador.. American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council, 34(1), e23590. [doi]  [abs]
  17. Amir, D; Parsons, WS; Ahl, RE; McAuliffe, K (2021). Trustworthiness is distinct from generosity in children.. Developmental psychology, 57(8), 1318-1324. [doi]  [abs]
  18. Amir, D; Ahl, RE; Parsons, WS; McAuliffe, K (2021). Children are more forgiving of accidental harms across development.. Journal of experimental child psychology, 205, 105081. [doi]  [abs]
  19. Ahl, RE; Amir, D; Keil, FC (2020). The world within: Children are sensitive to internal complexity cues.. Journal of experimental child psychology, 200, 104932. [doi]  [abs]
  20. Amir, D; McAuliffe, K (2020). Cross-cultural, developmental psychology: integrating approaches and key insights. Evolution and Human Behavior, 41(5), 430-444. [doi]  [abs]
  21. Amir, D; Jordan, MR; McAuliffe, K; Valeggia, CR; Sugiyama, LS; Bribiescas, RG; Snodgrass, JJ; Dunham, Y (2020). The developmental origins of risk and time preferences across diverse societies.. Journal of experimental psychology. General, 149(4), 650-661. [doi]  [abs]
  22. Cepon-Robins, TJ; Gildner, TE; Schrock, J; Eick, G; Bedbury, A; Liebert, MA; Urlacher, SS; Madimenos, FC; Harrington, CJ; Amir, D; Bribiescas, RG; Sugiyama, LS; Snodgrass, JJ (2019). Soil-transmitted helminth infection and intestinal inflammation among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador.. American journal of physical anthropology, 170(1), 65-74. [doi]  [abs]
  23. Amir, D; Valeggia, C; Srinivasan, M; Sugiyama, LS; Dunham, Y (2019). Measuring subjective social status in children of diverse societies.. PloS one, 14(12), e0226550. [doi]  [abs]
  24. Treadway, AM; Liebert, MA; Madimenos, FC; Urlacher, SS; Cepon-Robins, TJ; Gildner, TE; Schrock, JM; Harrington, CJ; Amir, D; Blackwell, AD; Bribiescas, RG; Snodgrass, JJ; Sugiyama, LS (2019). Secular trends in cardiovascular and metabolic health among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 168, 249-249.
  25. Gildner, TE; Sugiyama, LS; Liebert, MA; Schrock, JM; Urlacher, SS; Amir, D; Harrington, CJ; Cepon-Robins, TJ; Madimenos, FC; Bribiescas, RG; Snodgrass, JJ (2019). Diurnal testosterone patterns among Shuar men of Amazonian Ecuador: Variation in association with body mass and age. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, 31(2).
  26. Amir, D; Jordan, MR; Rand, DG (2018). An uncertainty management perspective on long-run impacts of adversity: The influence of childhood socioeconomic status on risk, time, and social preferences. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 79, 217-226. [doi]  [abs]
  27. Bryant, GA; Fessler, DMT; Fusaroli, R; Clint, E; Amir, D; Chávez, B; Denton, KK; Díaz, C; Duran, LT; Fanćovićová, J; Fux, M; Ginting, EF; Hasan, Y; Hu, A; Kamble, SV; Kameda, T; Kuroda, K; Li, NP; Luberti, FR; Peyravi, R; Prokop, P; Quintelier, KJP; Shin, HJ; Stieger, S; Sugiyama, LS; van den Hende, EA; Viciana-Asensio, H; Yildizhan, SE; Yong, JC; Yuditha, T; Zhou, Y (2018). The Perception of Spontaneous and Volitional Laughter Across 21 Societies.. Psychological science, 29(9), 1515-1525. [doi]  [abs]
  28. Amir, D; Jordan, MR (2017). The behavioral constellation of deprivation may be best understood as risk management.. The Behavioral and brain sciences, 40, e316. [doi]  [abs]
  29. Amir, D; Jordan, M; Rand, DG (2017). An Uncertainty Management Perspective on Long-Run Impacts of Adversity: The Influence of Childhood Socioeconomic Status on Risk, Time, and Social Preferences. SSRN Electronic Journal. [doi]
  30. Jordan, MR; Amir, D; Bloom, P (2016). Are empathy and concern psychologically distinct?. Emotion (Washington, D.C.), 16(8), 1107-1116. [doi]  [abs]
  31. Urlacher, SS; Liebert, MA; Josh Snodgrass, J; Blackwell, AD; Cepon-Robins, TJ; Gildner, TE; Madimenos, FC; Amir, D; Bribiescas, RG; Sugiyama, LS (2016). Heterogeneous effects of market integration on sub-adult body size and nutritional status among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador.. Annals of human biology, 43(4), 316-329. [doi]  [abs]
  32. Poulos, AM; Mehta, N; Lu, B; Amir, D; Livingston, B; Santarelli, A; Zhuravka, I; Fanselow, MS (2016). Conditioning- and time-dependent increases in context fear and generalization.. Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 23(7), 379-385. [doi]  [abs]
  33. Amir, D; Jordan, MR; Rand, DG (2016). Cultural evolution need not imply group selection.. The Behavioral and brain sciences, 39, e32. [doi]  [abs]
  34. Amir, D; Jordan, MR; Bribiescas, RG (2016). A Longitudinal Assessment of Associations between Adolescent Environment, Adversity Perception, and Economic Status on Fertility and Age of Menarche.. PloS one, 11(6), e0155883. [doi]  [abs]
  35. Amir, D; Ellison, PT; Hill, KR; Bribiescas, RG (2015). Diurnal variation in salivary cortisol across age classes in Ache Amerindian males of Paraguay.. American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council, 27(3), 344-348. [doi]  [abs]
  36. Amir, D; Fessler, DMT (2013). Boots for Achilles: progesterone's reduction of cholesterol is a second-order adaptation.. The Quarterly review of biology, 88(2), 97-116. [doi]  [abs]

Chapters in Books

  1. Milks, A; Amir, D; Hodson, C "Sharing your research: Communicating with the public." A Field Guide to Cross Cultural Research on Childhood Learning Theoretical Methodological Practical and Ethical Considerations for an Interdisciplinary Field. May, 2025: 253-257.
  2. Davis, HE; Amir, D; Badiani, F; Kline, M; Ndlovu, N; Pope-Caldwell, S; Rawlings, B; Rosun, N; Wen, N "Studying childhood learning across cultures." A Field Guide to Cross Cultural Research on Childhood Learning Theoretical Methodological Practical and Ethical Considerations for an Interdisciplinary Field. May, 2025: 1-28. [doi]  [abs]
  3. Boyette, A; Amir, D; Cristia, A; Crittenden, A; Dzabatou, A; Gurven, M; Kandza, V; Kanngiesser, P; Ndlovu, N; Pope-Caldwell, S; Schäfer, M; Taverna, A "Preparing for the field." A Field Guide to Cross Cultural Research on Childhood Learning Theoretical Methodological Practical and Ethical Considerations for an Interdisciplinary Field. May, 2025: 163-198. [doi]  [abs]
  4. Long, V; Fujioka, W; Amir, D; Fanselow, M "Pharmacological Resistance of Stress Enhanced Fear Learning in an Animal Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder." Anxiety Disorders. InTech, August, 2011 [doi]

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