Attractiveness qualifies the effect of observation on trusting behavior in an economic game

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 393-397

  Smith, Finlay G ^a   Debruine, Lisa M ^a   Jones, Benedict C ^a   Krupp, Daniel Brian ^b   Welling, Lisa L M ^a   Conway, Claire A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Economic games; Observation; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349774227     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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