Are Self-regarding Subjects More Rational?
نویسندگان
چکیده
Through an experiment, we investigate how the level of rationality relates to concerns for equality and efficiency. Subjects perform dictator games and a guessing game. More rational subjects are not more frequently of the selfregarding type. When performing a comparison within the same degree of rationality, self-regarding subjects show more strategic sophistication than other subjects. JEL codes: C91 C92 D63
منابع مشابه
Detecting other-regarding behavior with virtual players
Humans display levels of cooperative behavior that contradict the predictions of theoretical models of rational self-interested individuals. We propose a novel technique to discriminate among other-regarding behavior, self-interested strategic play, and decision errors in laboratory experiments. We introduce “virtual players” in two public goods experiments to remove the concerns of human subje...
متن کاملThe effectiveness of rational-emotional group training on self-esteem and anxiety of gifted boy students
No investigations have been performed about rational-emotional training especially for the gifted students on the prominent cognitive characteristics so far. Consequently, the aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of rational- emotional group training on self- esteem and anxiety of gifted male students of Gonabad high schools. The research method is an experimental one acc...
متن کاملSocial Influence in the Sequential Dictator Game.
This paper introduces the sequential dictator game to study how social influence may affect subjects' choices when making dictator allocations. Subjects made dictator allocations of $40 before and after learning the allocation made by one other subject in the Relevant Information treatment, or the birthday of one other subject in the Irrelevant Information treatment. Subjects on average become ...
متن کاملNegotiations, Organizations and Markets
££ Many experiments have shown that human subjects do not necessarily behave in line with game theoretic solution concepts. The reasons for this non–conformity are multiple. In this paper we study the argument whether a deviation from game theory is because subjects are rational, but doubt that others are rational as well, compared to the argument that subjects, in general, are boundedly ration...
متن کاملDrug Use among Residents of Juvenile Correctional Center in Kerman, Iran, and its Relationship with Personality Dimensions and Self-concept
Background: Identifying the status of substance misuse and its psychosocial correlates among residents of juvenile correctional centers, as a high risk group, could potentially illuminate the roadmap to prevention of drug use in this group. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 93 individuals aged 13 to 18 were enrolled. A self-administered questionnaire was completed and dropped in a sealed ...
متن کامل