Are social value orientations expressed automatically? decision making in the dictator game

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1080-1090

  Cornelissen, Gert ^a   Dewitte, Siegfried ^b   Warlop, Luk ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

dictator game; dual processes; interpersonal closeness; social dilemma; social value orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959424585     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211405996     Document Type: Article

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