Cognitive Load and Cooperation

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Cognitive Load and Cooperation. / Døssing, Felix Sebastian; Piovesan, Marco; Wengström, Erik Roland.

In: Review of Behavioral Economics, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2017, p. 69-81.

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Døssing, FS, Piovesan, M & Wengström, ER 2017, 'Cognitive Load and Cooperation', Review of Behavioral Economics, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1561/105.00000059

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Døssing, F. S., Piovesan, M., & Wengström, E. R. (2017). Cognitive Load and Cooperation. Review of Behavioral Economics, 4(1), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1561/105.00000059

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Døssing FS, Piovesan M, Wengström ER. Cognitive Load and Cooperation. Review of Behavioral Economics. 2017;4(1):69-81. https://doi.org/10.1561/105.00000059

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Døssing, Felix Sebastian ; Piovesan, Marco ; Wengström, Erik Roland. / Cognitive Load and Cooperation. In: Review of Behavioral Economics. 2017 ; Vol. 4, No. 1. pp. 69-81.

Bibtex

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