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Transition from reciprocal cooperation to persistent behaviour in social dilemmas at the end of adolescence

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Gutiérrez-Roig, Mario, Gracia-Lázaro, Carlos, Perelló, Josep, Moreno, Yamir and Sánchez, Angel (2014) Transition from reciprocal cooperation to persistent behaviour in social dilemmas at the end of adolescence. Nature Communications, 5 . 4362 . doi:10.1038/ncomms5362 ISSN 2041-1723.

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Abstract

While human societies are extraordinarily cooperative in comparison with other social species, the question of why we cooperate with unrelated individuals remains open. Here we report results of a lab-in-the-field experiment with people of different ages in a social dilemma. We find that the average amount of cooperativeness is independent of age except for the elderly, who cooperate more, and a behavioural transition from reciprocal, but more volatile behaviour to more persistent actions towards the end of adolescence. Although all ages react to the cooperation received in the previous round, young teenagers mostly respond to what they see in their neighbourhood regardless of their previous actions. Decisions then become more predictable through midlife, when the act of cooperating or not is more likely to be repeated. Our results show that mechanisms such as reciprocity, which is based on reacting to previous actions, may promote cooperation in general, but its influence can be hindered by the fluctuating behaviour in the case of children.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cooperativeness, Cooperativeness in adolescence, Age -- Psychological aspects
Journal or Publication Title: Nature Communications
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
ISSN: 2041-1723
Official Date: 15 July 2014
Dates:
DateEvent
15 July 2014Available
10 June 2014Accepted
Volume: 5
Article Number: 4362
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5362
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 20 November 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access: 20 November 2017
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
MODELICOMinisterio de Economía y Competitividadhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
Contract 2014 SGR 608Generalitat de Catalunyahttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002809
Contract no. 317532H2020 Future and Emerging Technologieshttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010664
Barcelona Citizen Science Office project of the Barcelona Lab programmeUniversidad Carlos III de Madridhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100006318
UNSPECIFIEDComunidad de AragonUNSPECIFIED
UNSPECIFIEDFundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnologíahttps://viaf.org/viaf/130777762

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