Prosocials prefer equal outcomes to maximizing joint outcomes

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 321-337

  Eek, Daniel ^a,b   Gärling, Tommy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 33746042519     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466605X52290     Document Type: Review

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