Convergence of speech rate in conversation predicts cooperation

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 419-426

  Manson, Joseph H ^a   Bryant, Gregory A ^a   Gervais, Matthew M ^a   Kline, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral convergence; Cooperation; Coordination; LIWC; Prisoner's dilemma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885387982     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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