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Communication and group identity in a public goods dilemma
| dc.creator | Thomas, Laura Echerd | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:47:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:47:08Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1996 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1996-THESIS-T465 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study examined the relationship between communication, group identity, and share size on cooperation rates in a public goods dilemma. An investment game was played by 265 undergraduate students participating in groups of 5. Three of the five hypotheses were supported: Discussion groups cooperated more than no discussion groups, cooperation increased with increased share size, and there was a significant interaction between communication and share size, as expected. Cooperation rates did not differ between levels of group identity, and rio interaction occurred between communication and group identity. Results support Kerr and Kaufman-Gilliland's (1994) position that commitments, rather than group identity, explain communication's effect on cooperation. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | psychology. | en |
| dc.subject | Major psychology. | en |
| dc.title | Communication and group identity in a public goods dilemma | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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