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How people treat you may shape your reputation and stabilize cooperation

When one person helps, or refuses to help, another in public, this may change not only the provider's reputation but also the recipient's. A theoretical study led by Kobe University offers a simple explanation for how cooperation in large communities becomes stable and provides insights into phenomena like the bystander effect.

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How people treat you may shape your reputation and stabilize cooperation
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