Spreading the blame: The allocation of responsibility amongst multiple agents

2010/01/15 by Tobias Gerstenberg, David A. Lagnado · 92 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Attribution #Blame #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Context (archaeology) #Developmental psychology #Function (biology) #Group (periodic table) #Mathematical economics #Outcome (game theory) #Psychology #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment #Psychology of Social Influence #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2009.12.011

published in Cognition 115(1), 166-171 (Elsevier BV)

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