Cheater detection and altruistic behaviour: an experimental and methodological exploration

Martin G. Evans and Young Chul Chang
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Martin G. Evans: Faculty of Management, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Postal: Faculty of Management, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Young Chul Chang: LG Academy, Seoul, Korea, Postal: LG Academy, Seoul, Korea

Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, vol. 19, issue 7-8, 467-480

Abstract: In a managerial world in which opportunism abounds, the detection of opportunists is an important prerequisite of survival. Recent developments in evolutionary psychology claim to shed light on the cheater detection process: specifically arguing that there is a specialized module in the mind dedicated to this task. These claims are assessed and found wanting in a number of specially designed experiments. Suggestions for future research on this phenomenon are put forward. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1468(199811/12)19:7/8<467::AID-MDE900>3.0.CO;2-6

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