Paying it forward: Generalized reciprocity and the limits of generosity

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 247-254

  Gray, Kurt ^a   Ward, Adrian F ^b   Norton, Michael I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Evolution; Gratitude; Morality; Victims

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893382906     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031047     Document Type: Article

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