Below are selected publications categorized as dealing with:

Interdependence Theory
Social Value Orientation
Noise: Generosity, Reciprocity, and Communication
Forgiveness and Sacrifice
Impressions in Social Dilemmas
Cognition and Perceived Superiority in Relationships
Perceived superiority among scientists (and the Ali effect)
Social dilemmas (and environmental dilemmas)
General interest

Interdependence Theory

Rusbult, C. E., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2003). Interdependence, interaction, and relationships. Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 351-375.
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Van Lange, P. A. M. (in press). Logical and paradoxical effects: Understanding cooperation in terms of prosocial and proself orientations. In Sullivan, B.A., Snyder,M., and Sullivan, J.L. (Eds.). Cooperation: A Powerful Force in Human Relations. Blackwell, Malden, MA.

Van Lange, P. A. M., De Cremer, D., & Van Dijk, E., & Van Vugt, M. (2007). Self-interest and beyond: Basic principles of social interaction. In A. W. Kruglanski & E. T. Higgings (Eds), Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles (2nd Edition, pp. 540-561). New York: Guilford.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., Gallucci, M., Karremans, J. C., Klapwijk, A., & Reinders Folmer, C. (2006). A social interaction analysis of empathy and fairness. In G. Bock & J. Goode (Eds.), Empathy and fairness (pp. 97-110). (Novartis Foundation Symposium No. 278). London: Wiley.

Van Lange, P. A. M. (in press). Logical and paradoxical effects: Understanding cooperation in terms of prosocial and proself orientations. In Sullivan, B.A., Snyder,M., and Sullivan, J.L. (Eds.). Cooperation: A Powerful Force in Human Relations. Blackwell, Malden, MA.


Social value orientation: Prosocials, Individualists, and Competitors

Van Lange, P. A. M. (2000). Beyond self-interest: A set of propositions relevant to interpersonal orientations. In M. Hewstone and W. Stroebe (Eds.), European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 11, pp. 297-330). London: Wiley.


Van Lange, P. A. M. (1999). The pursuit of joint outcomes and equality in outcomes: An integrative model of social value orientation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 337-349.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., & Semin-Goossens, A. (1998). The boundaries of reciprocal cooperation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 28, 847-854.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., Agnew, C. R., Harinck, F., & Steemers, G. (1997). From game theory to real life: How social value orientation affects willingness to sacrifice in ongoing close relationships? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 1330-1344.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., Otten, W., De Bruin, E. M. N., & Joireman, J. A. (1997). Development of prosocial, individualistic, and competitive orientations: Theory and preliminary evidence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 733-746.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., & Liebrand, W. B. G. (1991). Social value orientation and intelligence: A test of the goal-prescribes-rationality principle. European Journal of Social Psychology, 21, 273-292.


Noise: Reciprocity, Generosity, and Communication

Tazelaar, M. J. A., Van Lange, P. A. M., & Ouwerkerk, J. W. (2004). How to cope with "noise" social dilemmas: The benefits of communication. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87, 845-859.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., Ouwerkerk, J., & Tazelaar, M. (2002). How to overcome the detrimental effects of noise in social interaction: The benefits of generosity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 768-780.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., & Visser, K. (1999). Locomotion in social dilemmas: How we adapt to cooperative, Tit-For-Tat, and noncooperative partners. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 762-773.
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Forgiveness and Sacrifice

Karremans, J. C., Van Lange, P. A. M., & Holland, R. W. (2005). Forgiveness and its associations with prosocial thinking, feeling, and doing beyond the relationship with the offender. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1315-1326.
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Karremans, J. C., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2005). Does activating justice help or hurt in promoting forgiveness. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, 290-297.
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Karremans, J. C., Van Lange, P. A. M., Ouwerkerk, J., & Kluwer, E. S. (2003). When forgiving enhances psychological well-being: The role of interpersonal commitment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 1011-1026.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., Rusbult, C. E., Drigotas, S. M., Arriaga, X. B., Witcher, B. S., & Cox, C. L. (1997). Willingness to sacrifice in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 1373-1395.
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Impressions in Social Dilemmas

De Bruin, E. N. M., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2000). What people look for in others: Influences of the perceiver and the perceived on information selection. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 206-219.
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De Bruin, E. N. M., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (1999). Impression formation and cooperative behavior. European Journal of Social Psychology, 29, 305-328.

De Bruin, E. N. M. & Van Lange, P. A. M. (1999). The double meaning of a single act: Influences of the perceiver and perceived on cooperative behavior. European Journal of Personality, 13, 165-182.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., & Kuhlman, D. M. (1994). Social value orientations and impressions of partner's honesty and intelligence: A test of the might versus morality effect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 126-141.
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Cognition and perceived superiority in Relationships

Agnew, C. R., Van Lange, P. A. M., Rusbult, C. E., & Langston, C. A. (1998). Cognitive interdependence: Commitment and the cognitive representation of close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 939-954.

Rusbult, C. E., Van Lange, P. A. M., Yovetich, N. A., Wildschut, T., Verette, J. (2000). Perceived superiority in close relationships: Why it exists and persists. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 521-545.

Van Lange, P. A. M., Rusbult, C. E., Semin-Goossens, A., Görts, C. A, & Stalpers, M. (1999). Being better than others, but otherwise perfectly normal. The similarity and uniqueness bias in close relationships. Personal Relationships, 6, 269-289.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., & Rusbult, C. E. (1995). My relationship is better than - and not as bad as - yours is: The perception of superiority in close relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 32-44.

Perceived superiority among Scientists (and the Ali effect)

Van Lange, P. A. M. (1999). Why (authors believe) reviewers stress limiting aspects of manuscripts: The SLAM effect in peer review. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29, 2550-2566.

Van Lange, P. A. M., & Sedikides, C. (1998). Being more honest but not necessarily more intelligent than others: Generality and explanations for The Muhammad Ali effect. European Journal of Social Psychology, 28, 675-680.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., Taris, T. W., & Vonk, R. (1997). The social psychology of social psychologists: Self-enhancing beliefs about own research. European Journal of Social Psychology, 27, 675-685.
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Van Lange, P. A. M. (1991). Being better but not smarter than others: The muhammad ali effect at work in interpersonal situations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17, 689-693.
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Social dilemmas (and Environmental Dilemmas)

Brucks, W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (in press). When prosocials act like proselfs in a commons dilemma. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Reinders Folmer, C. P., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (in press). Why threats and promises need each other. European Journal of Social Psychology.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., & De Dreu, C. K. W. (2001). Social Interaction: Cooperation and competition. In M. Hewstone & W. Stroebe (Eds.). Introduction to Social Psychology (Vol. 3, pp. 341-370). Oxford, England: Blackwell.

Van Lange, P. A. M., Van Vugt, M., Meertens, R. M., & Ruiter, R. (1998). A social dilemma analysis of commuting preferences: The roles of social value orientation and trust. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 28, 796-820.

Van Vugt, M., Van Lange, P. A. M., Meertens, R. M., & Joireman, J. A. (1996). How a structural solution to a real-world social dilemma failed: A field experiment on the first carpool lane in Europe. Social Psychology Quarterly, 59, 364-374.
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Van Lange, P. A. M., Liebrand, W. B. G., Messick, D. M., & Wilke, H. A. M. (1992). Social dilemmas: The state of the art. W. B. G. Liebrand, D. M. Messick, & H. A. M. Wilke (Eds.), Social dilemmas: Theoretical issues and research findings (pp. 3-28). London: Pergamon Press.

Van Lange, P. A. M., Liebrand, W. B. G., & Kuhlman, D. M. (1990). Causal attribution of choice behavior in three N person prisoner's dilemmas. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 26, 34-48.
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General interest

Schippers, M., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2006). Superstition as a psychological placebo in top sport. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 2532-2553.
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Van Lange, P. A. M. (2006). Bridging social psychology: Introduction. In P. A. M. Van Lange (Ed.), Bridging Social Psychology: Benefits of Transdisciplinary Approaches (pp. 3-20). Mahwah: Erlbaum.

Van Vugt, M., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2006). The altruism puzzle: Psychological adaptations for prosocial behaviour. In M. Schaller, D. Kenrick, & J. Simpson (Eds), Evolution and Social Psychology (pp. 237-261). New York: Psychology Press.
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