Symmetry and the illusion of control as bases for cooperative behavior

Rationality and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-270

  Goldberg, Jeffrey ^a   Markóczy, Lívia ^b   Zahn, G Lawrence ^c  

^a University of Texas at Dallas ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive illusions; Newcomb's paradox; Prisoners dilemmas

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444424223     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463105055431     Document Type: Review

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