Cooperative and Competitive Behavior in Mixed-Motive Games

A systematic, but not exhaustive, review of empirical studies of the Prisoner's Dilemma game, a 2-person, non-0-sum game. It is noted that game-theoretical analyses & `rationality' models cannot provide a solution for this game. Empirical studies are reviewed under the following headin...

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Published in:The Journal of conflict resolution 1965-03, Vol.9 (1), p.68-78
Main Authors: Gallo, Philip S., McClintock, Charles G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competition/Competitive
Conflict resolution
Cooperative/Cooperatives
Dyadic relations
Experimentation
Game theory
Game/Games/Gaming
Games
Gaming
Internationalism
Motivation
Motivation research
Motive/Motives/Motivation/ Motivational
Prisoners dilemma
Social psychology
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Summary:A systematic, but not exhaustive, review of empirical studies of the Prisoner's Dilemma game, a 2-person, non-0-sum game. It is noted that game-theoretical analyses & `rationality' models cannot provide a solution for this game. Empirical studies are reviewed under the following headings: (1) manipulations of the payoff matrix, (2) personality variables, (3) strategy of the `other,' (4) possibilities for COMM, & (5) other independent variables. General findings from empirical studies indicate that competition predominates in these games, & becomes intensified as the game progresses. The level of competition will vary, within limits, according to the independent variables that are used. It is concluded that the high level of competition may be a function of the small or imaginary rewards used in these studies, & a series of exp's utilizing meaningful rewards are suggested. AA.
ISSN:0022-0027
1552-8766
DOI:10.1177/002200276500900106