present results from a laboratory experiment in which two parties can appropriate resources via a contest or, alternatively … compares conflict choices of players in two-against-two, one-against-one, and two-against-one settings. Overall, we find … evidence for a higher propensity to opt for conflict when entering the fight in a group than when having to fight as a single …

in that person's group. Group reciprocity may be a key motivation behind intergroup conflict. We investigated group …People exhibit group reciprocity when they retaliate, not against the person who harmed them, but against somebody else … reciprocity in a laboratory experiment. After a group identity manipulation, subjects played a Prisoner's Dilemma with others from …

in that person's group. Group reciprocity may be a key motivation behind intergroup conflict. We investigated group …. -- reciprocity ; groups ; conflict …People exhibit group reciprocity when they retaliate, not against the person who harmed them, but against somebody else …

(minimized) by a fully simultaneous (sequential) contest. Furthermore, while total effort is unaffected by battle ordering … (sequence independence), we show that winners' efforts are minimized in a fully sequential contest where battles are ordered …

We experimentally test the social motives behind individual participation in intergroup conflict by manipulating the … framing and symmetry of conflict. We find that behavior in conflict depends on whether one is harmed by actions perpetrated by … to do what is good for the group and contribute to the conflict. On the other hand, if people perceive to be personally …

The current study was designed to investigate conflict dynamics in intact work teams, focusing on the role of emotional … experience in the process of conflict management. Furthermore, we attempted to elucidate the contribution of an individual … indirectly affecting conflict management patterns. Sixty nine medical teams, comprising 331 employeess (mainly nurses and …

cohesion effect ': if the contest between the groups becomes more decisive, or contractual incompleteness between groups … becomes more serious, the players devote fewer resources to the intra-group conflict. Moreover, there is also a 'reversed … becomes less serious, the players devote more resources to the inter-group contest. The model also sheds new light on …