Hierarchy is Detrimental for Human Cooperation

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cronin, Katherine A ^a,b   Acheson, Daniel J ^c   Hernández, Penélope ^d   Sánchez, Angel ^e,f  

^a LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INVESTMENT; PRIMATE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPECIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GAME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951325499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep18634     Document Type: Article

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