Resisting the temptation to compete: Self-control promotes cooperation in mixed-motive interactions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 403-410

  Sheldon, Oliver J ^a   Fishbach, Ayelet ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Competition; Cooperation; Illusory control; Mixed motive interaction; Self control; Social dilemmas

Indexed keywords

EID: 79651470442     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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