Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 245-256 , May 2005

Nobody's watching? Subtle cues affect generosity in an anonymous economic game

Received 25 September 2004 ,Accepted 14 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.01.002

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 245-256 , May 2005

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