SIMON GAECHTER simon.gaechter@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor, Psychology of Economic Decision Making
A cooperative instinct
Gaechter, Simon
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Abstract
Acting on a gut feeling may sometimes lead to poor decisions, but it will usually support the common good, according to a study showing that human intuition favours cooperative, rather than selfish, behaviour.
Citation
Gaechter, S. (2012). A cooperative instinct. Nature, 489(7416), https://doi.org/10.1038/489374a
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 7, 2012 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 19, 2012 |
Publication Date | Sep 20, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Mar 27, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 27, 2017 |
Journal | Nature |
Print ISSN | 0028-0836 |
Electronic ISSN | 1476-4687 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 489 |
Issue | 7416 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/489374a |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/711309 |
Publisher URL | http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7416/full/489374a.html |
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