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Need for Conclusive Evidence that Positive and Negative Reciprocity are Unrelated

Boris EgloffStefan C. SchmukleDavid Richter

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MaleMultidisciplinaryUltimatum gameConclusive evidenceStrong reciprocityModels PsychologicalhumanitiesGame Theorymental disordersddc:330HumansFemaleLettersCooperative behaviorCooperative BehaviorPsychologyGame theorySocial psychologyStatistische MethodeReciprocity (cultural anthropology)Theorie

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The strong reciprocity model of the evolution of human cooperation (1) postulates that positive and negative reciprocity are associated. Recently in PNAS, Yamagishi et al. (2) reported results that challenged this proposition by showing that the tendency to reject unfair offers in the ultimatum game is not related to various indicators of positive reciprocity in other experimental games. This result was corroborated by a nonsignificant correlation between self-reported positive and negative reciprocity.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-02-01
10.1073/pnas.1221451110https://hdl.handle.net/10419/71837