Positive interactions may decrease cooperation in social dilemma experiments

Abstract A social dilemma appears in the public goods problem, where the individual has to decide whether to contribute to a common resource. The total contributions to the common pool are increased by a synergy factor and evenly split among the members. The ideal outcome occurs if everyone contribu...

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Main Authors: Lucas Wardil, Ivair R. Silva, Jafferson K. L. da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37674-5