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Comment
. 2013 Feb;36(1):79-80.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12000696.

Cooperation and fairness depend on self-regulation

Sarah E Ainsworth  1 , Roy F Baumeister
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Cooperation and fairness depend on self-regulation

Sarah E Ainsworth et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

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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