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True or false: Young men below 30 are the most cooperative people.
True or false: Young men below 30 are the most cooperative people.
False
True or false: Anonymity tends to make people more cooperative.
True or false: Anonymity tends to make people more cooperative.
False
True or false: Not knowing who the opponent is tends to make people more cooperative.
True or false: Not knowing who the opponent is tends to make people more cooperative.
False
True or false: Young people are less cooperative because they are less fortunate and need the money more.
True or false: Young people are less cooperative because they are less fortunate and need the money more.
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True or false: Young men are less aggressive when they're young.
True or false: Young men are less aggressive when they're young.
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True or false: Conditions will favor a division of labor when investment into two tasks must be traded off against each other.
True or false: Conditions will favor a division of labor when investment into two tasks must be traded off against each other.
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True or false: Cooperation 3 Split or Steal is a game where opponents have to decide to split the money or take everything for themselves.
True or false: Cooperation 3 Split or Steal is a game where opponents have to decide to split the money or take everything for themselves.
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True or false: Striking parallels between biological and organizational writings are mentioned in the text.
True or false: Striking parallels between biological and organizational writings are mentioned in the text.
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True or false: If both opponents in Cooperation 3 Split or Steal decide to steal, they both get zero.
True or false: If both opponents in Cooperation 3 Split or Steal decide to steal, they both get zero.
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Anatol Rapoport's 'Tit-for-tat' strategy won Robert Axelrod's prisoner's dilemma tournament in the 1980s
Anatol Rapoport's 'Tit-for-tat' strategy won Robert Axelrod's prisoner's dilemma tournament in the 1980s
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'Tit-for-tat' strategy always starts with defection
'Tit-for-tat' strategy always starts with defection
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'Generous tit-for-tat' introduces forgiveness by cooperating with a certain probability if the opponent defects
'Generous tit-for-tat' introduces forgiveness by cooperating with a certain probability if the opponent defects
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Direct reciprocity allows the evolution of cooperation based on the probability of another round exceeding the cost-benefit ratio
Direct reciprocity allows the evolution of cooperation based on the probability of another round exceeding the cost-benefit ratio
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Indirect reciprocity works via reputation, where people help those who help others, leading to higher payoffs for helpful individuals
Indirect reciprocity works via reputation, where people help those who help others, leading to higher payoffs for helpful individuals
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Group selection theory suggests that a group of defectors may be more successful than a group of cooperators
Group selection theory suggests that a group of defectors may be more successful than a group of cooperators
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Cooperation could have evolved through kin selection, direct reciprocity, and indirect reciprocity, but not through spatial selection and group selection
Cooperation could have evolved through kin selection, direct reciprocity, and indirect reciprocity, but not through spatial selection and group selection
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Mechanisms to make organizations more cooperative include decreasing the benefits of cooperation and fostering a sense of identity
Mechanisms to make organizations more cooperative include decreasing the benefits of cooperation and fostering a sense of identity
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Creating institutions, sanctioning and reward systems, and the threat of ostracism can promote a cooperative work environment
Creating institutions, sanctioning and reward systems, and the threat of ostracism can promote a cooperative work environment
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Understanding the mechanisms and strategies for cooperation is not important for creating and maintaining cooperative environments in various contexts
Understanding the mechanisms and strategies for cooperation is not important for creating and maintaining cooperative environments in various contexts
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True or false: Division of labor is favored when the relationship between resource allocation and returns is decelerating?
True or false: Division of labor is favored when the relationship between resource allocation and returns is decelerating?
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True or false: Organizational work is not similar to an organism, with specialized division of labor?
True or false: Organizational work is not similar to an organism, with specialized division of labor?
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True or false: Cooperation is not crucial for the evolution of new levels of organization?
True or false: Cooperation is not crucial for the evolution of new levels of organization?
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True or false: Evidence of cooperation among kin is observed in mammals, vervet monkeys, marmosets, baboons, and chimpanzees?
True or false: Evidence of cooperation among kin is observed in mammals, vervet monkeys, marmosets, baboons, and chimpanzees?
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True or false: Recognition of relatives in animals is not based on pheromonal odors and MHC genes?
True or false: Recognition of relatives in animals is not based on pheromonal odors and MHC genes?
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True or false: Hunter-gatherer societies do not show extensive cooperation, food sharing, allomaternal child-care, and collaborative activities?
True or false: Hunter-gatherer societies do not show extensive cooperation, food sharing, allomaternal child-care, and collaborative activities?
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True or false: Kin selection alone can explain cooperation among non-relatives in society?
True or false: Kin selection alone can explain cooperation among non-relatives in society?
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True or false: Cooperation in repeated prisoner's dilemma games cannot overcome individual self-interest?
True or false: Cooperation in repeated prisoner's dilemma games cannot overcome individual self-interest?
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True or false: Life is a one-shot game, and repeated interactions cannot lead to cooperative behavior?
True or false: Life is a one-shot game, and repeated interactions cannot lead to cooperative behavior?
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True or false: Mechanisms for the evolution of cooperation do not include kin selection, direct reciprocity, indirect reciprocity, spatial selection, and group selection?
True or false: Mechanisms for the evolution of cooperation do not include kin selection, direct reciprocity, indirect reciprocity, spatial selection, and group selection?
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Study Notes
Evolution of Cooperation in Organizations and Biology
- Division of labor is favored when the relationship between resource allocation and returns is accelerating.
- Organizational work is similar to an organism, with specialized division of labor.
- Cooperation is crucial for the evolution of new levels of organization.
- Evolution of behavior is studied in biology, psychology, economics, sociology, and mathematics.
- Mechanisms for the evolution of cooperation include kin selection, direct reciprocity, indirect reciprocity, spatial selection, and group selection.
- Kin selection is based on the concept of relatedness and inclusive fitness theory.
- Evidence of cooperation among kin is observed in mammals, vervet monkeys, marmosets, baboons, and chimpanzees.
- Recognition of relatives in animals is based on pheromonal odors and MHC genes.
- Hunter-gatherer societies show extensive cooperation, food sharing, allomaternal child-care, and collaborative activities.
- Kin selection alone cannot explain cooperation among non-relatives in society.
- Cooperation in repeated prisoner's dilemma games can overcome individual self-interest.
- Life is not a one-shot game, and repeated interactions can lead to cooperative behavior.
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Test your knowledge about the evolution of cooperation in organizations and biology with this quiz. Explore the concepts of division of labor, mechanisms for cooperation, kin selection, and evidence of cooperation in various species. Delve into the interdisciplinary study of behavior in biology, psychology, economics, sociology, and mathematics.
