Does group size matter? Cheating and cooperation in Brazilian school children
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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20/10/2012
20/10/2012
2008
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Resumo |
Cooperation between individuals is an important requisite for the maintenance of social relationships. The purpose of this study was to investigate cooperation in children in the school environment, where individuals could cooperate or not with their classmates in a public goods game. We investigated which of the following variables influenced cooperation in children: sex, group size, and information on the number of sessions. Group size was the only factor to significantly affect cooperation, with small-group children cooperating significantly more than those in large groups. Both sex and information had no effect on cooperation. We suggest that these results reflect the fact that, in small groups, individuals were more efficient in controlling and retaliating theirs peers than in large groups. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, v.29, n.1, p.42-48, 2008 1090-5138 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/32140 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.09.001 |
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eng |
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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
Relação |
Evolution and Human Behavior |
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restrictedAccess Copyright ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
Palavras-Chave | #free-riding #cooperation #children #public goods #PRISONERS-DILEMMA #SOCIAL DILEMMAS #SIZABLE GROUPS #PUBLIC-GOODS #EVOLUTION #BEHAVIOR #GENDER #RECIPROCITY #ALTRUISM #GAME #Psychology, Biological #Behavioral Sciences #Social Sciences, Biomedical |
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