How communication increases interpersonal cooperation in mixed-motive situations

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-50

  Cohen, Taya R ^a   Wildschut, Tim ^b   Insko, Chester A ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Competition; Cooperation; Fairness; Interpersonal norms; PDG Alt; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449687866     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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