Logical abilities and behavior in strategic-form games

•We test experimentally how cognitive abilities influence play in strategic-form games.•Subjects with higher cognitive ability tend to use more sophisticated strategies in games.•Not even the subjects with the highest cognitive ability use Nash equilibrium strategies.•Subjects with high cognitive ab...

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Published in:Journal of economic psychology 2016-10, Vol.56, p.39-59
Main Authors: Bayer, R.-C., Renou, Ludovic
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Behavioral decision theory
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Cognitive psychology
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Game theory
Logic
Logical ability
Preferences
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Strategic-form games
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Logical ability
Preferences
Selfishness
Sophistication
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