Personal Control and Commons Dilemma: Predicting Prosocial Behavior in CPR Problems

Abstract

"The aim of this presentation is to try to reinterpret CPR problems using the concept of psychological control. It is an attempt to apply three-factorial model of personal control, described in details elsewhere, to the explanation and prediction of individual behavior in CPR situation. It should be noted here that the focus of the analysis below is on individual and his or her motivation to cooperate with others, while not on the patterns of economic decisions or on the prognosis of the development of the resource."