notes about Report/dictator game experiment

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What does the dictator game in game theory primarily involve?

  • Guessing the preferences of others in a competitive scenario
  • Making decisions about giving money to another person (correct)
  • Deciding the allocation of resources in a group setting
  • Competing with others to maximize personal gains

Which condition is likely to lead to greater generosity based on social distance?

  • Revealed condition
  • Interaction condition (correct)
  • No interaction condition
  • Concealed condition

What was the operational definition of generosity in the study?

  • The overall social network size of participants
  • The willingness to support family and friends
  • The average amount of money shared by participants (correct)
  • The frequency of helping behaviors within a group

How many conditions were investigated to assess the influence of reputation and social distance?

<p>Four conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant finding regarding social distance in the results?

<p>Participants gave more money in the interaction condition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hypothesis relates to the impact of reputation concern on generosity?

<p>More money is given in the revealed condition compared to the concealed condition. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the design of the study conducted in this research?

<p>2x2 between subjects design (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main effect of reputation according to the results?

<p>It was non-significant with no clear effects (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of experimental design is indicated by the use of a concealed condition?

<p>Quasi-experimental design (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these statements regarding the participants' decisions in the revealed condition is correct?

<p>Participants knew their decisions would be revealed at the end (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Game Theory and Generosity

  • Game theory can help explain human behavior, including generosity.
  • The Dictator Game is a classic example involving a player deciding how much money to give to another.
  • Generosity is defined as willingly giving support and resources to others.
  • Two factors impacting generosity are reputation concern and social distance.
  • Reputation concern refers to how others perceive you based on your personality and behavior.
  • Social distance suggests people tend to be more generous toward those they have a social connection with.

Study Design & Conditions

  • The study used a 2x2 between-subjects design, investigating the effects of social distance and reputation concern on generosity.
  • Social distance involved interaction and no interaction conditions.
  • Reputation concern included revealed (decisions known) and concealed (decisions unknown) conditions.
  • The dependent variable was generosity, measured as the average amount of money shared ($0-$10).

Procedure and Key Findings

  • Participants in the interaction condition gave significantly more money on average than those in the no interaction condition.
  • Participants in the revealed condition gave slightly more money on average compared to the concealed condition, but this effect was not statistically significant.
  • The interaction effect between social distance and reputation concern was also not significant.

Conclusion

  • These results suggest social distance has a stronger impact on generosity compared to reputation concern, at least in this study.

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