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cooperation and competition  

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  • Cooperation and competition are basic properties of human social life. Whenever an individual interacts with relatives, friends, intimate partners, or business associates, their relationship will normally contain a mixture of cooperative and competitive elements (i.e., mixed-motive interactions). [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Cooperation and Competition]

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