Cooperation due to cultural norms, not individual reputation

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-93

  Baum, William M ^a   Paciotti, Brian ^a   Richerson, Peter ^a   Lubell, Mark ^a   McElreath, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Cooperation; Cultural norms; Public goods; Reputation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC GOODS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GAME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MONEY; REPUTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84864080785     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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