Self-control and cooperation: Different concepts, similar decisions? A question of the right perspective

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-153

  Dewitte, Siegfried ^a   De Cremer, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cooperation; Mixed motive situations; Self control; Social dilemma

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; GOALS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0039738221     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980109603686     Document Type: Article

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