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Triads composed of subjects who were previously unacquainted with one another played a coalition game under one of three conditions. In the Liking Only condition, liking among the triad members was manipulated so that some members liked each other more than others, but each member had the same resources in the coalition game. In the Resources Only, condition, the triad members had different resources, but liking was not manipulated. In the Liking and Resources condition, liking was manipulated so that there were differences in the triad members' liking for one another, and the members had different resources in the coalition game. Liking had a significant effect on coalition formation when there were no differences in resources (Liking Only), and resources had a significant effect when there were no differences in liking (Resources Only). But when there were differences in both liking and resources, the effect of liking was overwhelmed and only resources had a significant effect on coalition formation.

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Coalition Formation in Triads

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