Does mentalising ability influence cooperative decision-making in a social dilemma? Introspective evidence from a study of adults with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 144-161

  Hill, E L ^a   Sally, D ^b   Frith, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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