Some factors that determine whether an individual will cooperate or compete are rules and regulations; our perceptions about the task; the norms that are operating in the current situation and the typee and amount of communication among the parties.

• Include examples from your own life.

 

First we will discuss a little bit information about Cooperation and Competition. Cooperation is behavior that occurs when we trust the people or groups with whom we are interacting and are willing to communicate and share with the others, expecting to profit ourselves through the increased benefits that can be provided through joint behavior.

On the other hand, when we engage in Competition we attempt to gain as many of the limited rewards as possible for ourselves, and at the same time we may work to reduce the likelihood of success for the other parties.

Competition is normal and will always be a part of human existence, cooperation and sharing are too. Although they may generally look out for their own interests, individuals do realize that there are both costs and benefits to always making selfish choices.

We will also see that human beings, as members of cultures and societies, internalize social norms that promote other-concern, in the form of morality and social fairness norms, and that these norms guide the conduct that allows groups to effectively function and survive.

Step-by-step explanation

Most generally, we can say that when individuals or groups interact they may take either cooperative or competitive positions. We compete to gain rewards for ourselves and for those with whom we are connected, and doing so sometimes involves trying to prevent the other parties from being able to gain the limited rewards for themselves.

Most people get along with others and generally work together in ways that promote liking, sharing, and cooperation. In these situations, the interacting parties perceive that the gains made by others also improve their own chances of gaining rewards and that their goals are compatible. The parties perceive the situation as integrative and desire to cooperate. 

In my own experienced, the reason why I really love to cooperate in a certain task because my friends are also my group members. In a group, sometimes the task was accomplished because all the members are very close to each other so the group has a unity.

Also in my own experienced, I'm being competent in a certain task if my opponent or my co-member is also my enemy and I want to prove that I can do it and I can give all the best that I can.

But always remember that being competent or being cooperative are only a good points. The most important is, you will do your best and make proud all the people around you.