Emergent processes in group behavior

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-15

  Goldstone, Robert L ^a   Roberts, Michael E ^a   Gureckis, Todd M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective behavior; Competition; Foraging; Group behavior; Imitation; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849194657     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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