No single notion of cooperation explains when we respect ownership

Behav Brain Sci. 2023 Oct 10:46:e335. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23001310.

Abstract

Cooperation is fundamentally moderated by the form of relationship between the actors involved, as is normative resource distribution. We argue that possessions are likely treated differently across different types of cooperative relationships. Whereas Boyer's computational model might in principle account for this, the theory would benefit from a specification of how different cooperative contexts can shape the representation of ownership.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Models, Psychological
  • Ownership*
  • Respect*