A study of 100,000 people found we cooperate more than we think
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In a standardized behavioral experiment across 125 countries with over 100,000 participants, 69% chose to cooperate with anonymous strangers even when accepting personal financial loss, contradicting assumptions about human selfishness.
The study measures cooperation in a single standardized scenario and may not reflect real-world cooperation rates across diverse contexts.
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