Why be nice? Better not think about it

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 580-581

  Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

ALTRUISM; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MORALITY; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIALIZATION;

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS;

EID: 84869491532     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2012.10.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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