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Kwaadsteniet, E. W. de. (2007, October 9). Uncertainty in social dilemmas. Kurt Lewin
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Uncertainty in
Social Dilemmas
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden,
op gezag van Rector Magnifi cus prof.mr. P.F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties
te verdedigen op dinsdag 9 oktober 2007
klokke 15.00 uur
door
Erik Willem de Kwaadsteniet
geboren te Groningen
in 1977
Overige leden: Prof. Dr. C. K. W. de Dreu (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Prof. Dr. K. van den Bos (Universiteit Utrecht)
Lay-out en vormgeving Saskia de Been
Illustraties Mirjam Ouwehand
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“The moral force of fairness is greatly reinforced by the power of a
fair result to focus attention, if it fi lls the vacuum of indeterminacy
that would otherwise exist.”
Thomas C. Schelling (1960, p.73)
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ... 7
Chapter 2 Social dilemmas as strong versus weak situations ... 15
Study 2.1 ... 19
Discussion ... 25
Chapter 3 Group size uncertainty ... 29
Study 3.1 ... 33
Discussion ... 38
Chapter 4 Justifying decisions in social dilemmas ... 43
Study 4.1 ... 45
Study 4.2 ... 49
General discussion ... 59
Chapter 5 Emotional reactions after overuse ... 67
Study 5.1 ... 70
Study 5.2 ... 75
Study 5.3 ... 82
General discussion ... 85
Chapter 6 General discussion ... 91
Summary of the main fi ndings ... 91
General implications ... 92
Is uncertainty always detrimental? ... 94
Limitations and suggestions for future research ... 97
References ... 101
Nederlandse samenvatting (Dutch summary) ... 109
Dankwoord ... 113
Curriculum Vitae ... 115