Nematicity and superconductivity: Competition versus cooperation

Cooperation Competition Running head: A THEORY OF COOPERATION - COMPETITION A Theory of Cooperation - Competition and Beyond

This chapter is concerned with my interrelated theoretical work in the areas of cooperation competition, conflict resolution, social justice, and social relations. The theory of cooperation competition is a component of the other theories. Thus, the theory of conflict resolution is based on this theory and my Crude Law of Social Relations. My work in social justice is also based on this theory,...

Running head: THEORY OF MIND FOR COOPERATION AND COMPETITION 1 Distinct neural patterns of social cognition for cooperation versus competition

How do people consider other minds during cooperation versus competition? Some accounts predict that theory of mind (ToM) is recruited more for cooperation versus competition or competition versus cooperation, whereas other accounts predict similar recruitment across these two contexts. The present fMRI study examined activity in brain regions for ToM (bilateral temporoparietal junction, precun...

On Cooperation Versus Competition Between Autonomous Resource Management Agents

A common issue in distributed systems is how to optimize resource sharing when several resource management agents have access to the same resource pool. When the total resource demand reaches max capacity of the common pool, some strategy for resource sharing must be used. We compare “altruistic” behavior in which agents give up resources according to available evidence with “selfish” approache...

Competition and Cooperation

Cooperation and competition.

Some time ago, in the garden of a friend’s house, my 5-year-old son and his chum were struggling over possession of a water hose. (They were in conflict.) Each wanted to use it first to water the garden. (They had a competitive orientation.) Each was trying to tug it away from the other and both were crying. Each was very frustrated, and neither was able to use the hose to sprinkle the flowers ...