Collective-goal ascription increases cooperation in humans.

BACKGROUND: Cooperation is necessary in many types of human joint activity and relations. Evidence suggests that cooperation has direct and indirect benefits for the cooperators. Given how beneficial cooperation is overall, it seems relevant to investigate the various ways of enhancing individuals&#...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Mitkidis, Jesper Sørensen, Kristoffer L Nielbo, Marc Andersen, Pierre Lienard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3660378?pdf=render