"I'm cooperative, but you're greedy": Some cognitive tendencies in a commons dilemma

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-265

  Gifford, Robert ^a   Hine, Donald W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031350990     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0008-400X.29.4.257     Document Type: Article

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