Reactions to social dilemmas as a function of group identity, rational calculations, and social context

Small Group Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 673-705

  Jackson, Jay W ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Group identity; Social dilemmas

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149112657     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496408322761     Document Type: Article

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