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Research article by David De Cremer and Eric van Dijk examining how group identification level, social value orientation, and performance feedback affect contributions in a public goods dilemma. The authors test the goal-transformation versus goal-amplification hypotheses, finding that strong group identity increases cooperation (particularly among proselfs) when no feedback is given, but when feedback is provided a salient group identity causes increased contributions after group failure (and personal identity leads to decreased contributions); success feedback shows no identity differences.
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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 38 (2002), 435–442.
David De Cremer (Department of Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University) and Eric van Dijk (Leiden University).
Received 8 August 2000; received in revised form 26 October 2001.
N = 142 undergraduate students (84 male, 58 female), mean age = 19.07 years (SD = 1.25).
Each participant received 300 cents; group provision point = 1050 cents; if reached the group total was multiplied by two and split equally.