Communication and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: A Meta-Analytic Review

Among the most researched solutions to social dilemmas is communication. Since the late 1950s, it has been well known that communication enhances cooperation in social dilemmas. This article reports a meta-analysis of this literature (forty-five effect sizes) and finds a large positive effect of com...

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Published in:Journal of Conflict Resolution 2010-02, Vol.54 (1), p.39-57
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Animal communication
Communication
Communications
Conflict resolution
Cooperation
Exchange programs
Experimentation
Group size
Meta-analysis
Prisoners dilemma
Public goods
Reciprocity
Social communication
Social dilemmas
Social problems
Systematic review
Written communication
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Communication
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Conflict resolution
Cooperation
Exchange programs
Experimentation
Group size
Meta-analysis
Prisoners dilemma
Public goods
Reciprocity
Social communication
Social dilemmas
Social problems
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