Biased perceptions explain collective action deadlocks and suggest new mechanisms to prompt cooperation
Summary: When individuals face collective action problems, their expectations about others' willingness to contribute affect their motivation to cooperate. Individuals, however, often misperceive the cooperation levels in a population. In the context of climate action, people underestimate the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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| Series: | iScience |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221003436 |