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Why be nice? Better not think about it.

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Tomasello, M
Published in: Trends in cognitive sciences
December 2012

Are people more likely to be cooperative if they must act quickly or if they have more time to mull it over? The results of a recent series of studies suggest that peoples' initial impulse is to cooperate, but that with more time and reflection they become more selfish.

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Published In

Trends in cognitive sciences

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EISSN

1879-307X

ISSN

1364-6613

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

16

Issue

12

Start / End Page

580 / 581

Related Subject Headings

  • Humans
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Altruism
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
  • 08 Information and Computing Sciences
 

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Tomasello, M. (2012). Why be nice? Better not think about it. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 16(12), 580–581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2012.10.006
Tomasello, Michael. “Why be nice? Better not think about it.Trends in Cognitive Sciences 16, no. 12 (December 2012): 580–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2012.10.006.
Tomasello M. Why be nice? Better not think about it. Trends in cognitive sciences. 2012 Dec;16(12):580–1.
Tomasello, Michael. “Why be nice? Better not think about it.Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 16, no. 12, Dec. 2012, pp. 580–81. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.tics.2012.10.006.
Tomasello M. Why be nice? Better not think about it. Trends in cognitive sciences. 2012 Dec;16(12):580–581.
Journal cover image

Published In

Trends in cognitive sciences

DOI

EISSN

1879-307X

ISSN

1364-6613

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

16

Issue

12

Start / End Page

580 / 581

Related Subject Headings

  • Humans
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Altruism
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
  • 08 Information and Computing Sciences