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Cooperation and fairness depend on self-regulation

  • Sarah E. Ainsworth (a1) and Roy F. Baumeister (a1)
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Any evolved disposition for fairness and cooperation would not replace but merely compete with selfish and other antisocial impulses. Therefore, we propose that human cooperation and fairness depend on self-regulation. Evidence shows reductions in fairness and other prosocial tendencies when self-regulation fails.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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