Tacit Coordination in Social Dilemmas: The Importance of Having a Common Understanding

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 665-678

  van Dijk, Eric ^a   de Kwaadsteniet, Erik W ^a   De Cremer, David ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

social dilemmas; social values; tacit coordination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649174882     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012976     Document Type: Article

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