Journal article
The frames behind the games: Player's perceptions of prisoners dilemma, chicken, dictator, and ultimatum games
Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol.40(2), pp.103-114
2011
Abstract
The tension between cooperative and selfish impulses is a challenge for every society. But how is this problem perceived by individual participants in the context of a behavioral games experiment? We first assess individual differences in players’ propensity to cooperate or defect in a series of experimental games. We then use open-ended interviews with a subset of those players to investigate the various concepts (or ‘frames’) they use when thinking about self-interested and cooperative actions. More generally, we hope to raise awareness of player’s perceptions of experimental environments to inform both the design and interpretation of experiments and experimental data.
Details
- Title
- The frames behind the games: Player's perceptions of prisoners dilemma, chicken, dictator, and ultimatum games
- Authors/Creators
- D.J. Butler (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityV. Burbank (Author/Creator) - School of Social SciencesJ. Chisholm (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
- Publication Details
- Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol.40(2), pp.103-114
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Identifiers
- 991005541394507891
- Copyright
- Elsevier
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Do not use- Former Murdoch Business School
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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