Images of eyes enhance investments in a real-life public good

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Francey, Damien ^a   Bergmüller, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FLOWER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASTIC BOTTLE; PUBLIC GOOD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWITZERLAND; VISION; WASTE; CITY; EYE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL;

CITIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EYE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84862064894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037397     Document Type: Article

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