Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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885460 | Journal of Economic Psychology | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Although reciprocity is a key concept in the social sciences, it is still unclear why people engage in costly reciprocation. In this study, physiological and self-report measures were employed to investigate the role of emotions, using the Power-to-Take Game. In this two-person game, player 1 can claim any part of player 2’s resources, and player 2 can react by destroying some (or all) of these resources thus preventing their transfer to player 1. Both physiological and self-report measures were related to destruction decisions. The observed pattern of emotional arousal and its correlation with self-reported anger provides support for using both techniques to study reciprocity.
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Authors
Gershon Ben-Shakhar, Gary Bornstein, Astrid Hopfensitz, Frans van Winden,