Applications

Van Vugt, M., Van Lange, P., & Meertens, R. (1996). Commuting by car or public transportation? A social dilemma analysis of travel mode judgments. European Journal of Social Psychology, 26, 373-395. Download

Van Vugt, M., Van Lange, P. A. M., Meertens, R. M. and Joireman, J. A. (1996). Why structural solutions to social dilemmas might fail: A field experiment on the first carpool priority lane in Europe (link).  Social Psychology Quarterly, 59 , 364-374. Download Abstract: In the current field experiment we evaluate a structural solution to a real-life social dilemma by examining the effects...

Van Vugt, M., Meertens, R., & Van Lange, P.(1995). Car versus public transportation? The role of social value orientations in a real-life social dilemma. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 358-378. Download Abstract: This research evaluates the role of social value orientations (i.e., preferences for distribution of outcomes for the self and others) in decisions as how to commute. It...