Cognitive cooperation when the going gets tough, think as a group

Human Nature

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-250

  Wilson, David Sloan ^a   Timmel, John J ^a   Miller, Ralph R ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstorming; Cooperation; Evolutionary psychology; Group cognition; Group decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244349867     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-004-1007-7     Document Type: Review

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