Preschoolers are sensitive to free riding in a public goods game

Despite the benefits of cooperation, selfish individuals often produce outcomes where everyone is worse off. This tragedy of the commons has been demonstrated experimentally in adults with the public goods game. Contributions to a public good decline over time due to free-riders who keep their endow...

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Main Authors: Martina eVogelsang, Keith eJensen, Sebastian eKirschner, Claudio eTennie, Michael eTomasello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00729/full