scholarly journals Editorial: Honesty and Moral Behavior in Economic Games

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steffen Huck ◽  
Agne Kajackaite ◽  
Nora Szech
Keyword(s):  
Moral Behavior ◽  
Economic Games

Intertemporal bargaining predicts moral behavior, even in anonymous, one-shot economic games

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-79
Author(s):  
George Ainslie
Keyword(s):  
Control Problem ◽  
Prisoner’S Dilemma ◽  
Moral Behavior ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Moral Choice ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Economic Games

AbstractTo the extent that acting fairly is in an individual's long-term interest, short-term impulses to cheat present a self-control problem. The only effective solution is to interpret the problem as a variant of repeated prisoner's dilemma, with each choice as a test case predicting future choices. Moral choice appears to be the product of a contract because it comes from self-enforcing intertemporal cooperation.

scholarly journals Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Perceived Moral Superiority and Moral Behavior Using Economic Games

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben M. Tappin ◽  
Ryan T. McKay
Keyword(s):  
Dictator Game ◽  
Moral Behavior ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Trust Game ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Economic Games ◽  
Alternative Hypotheses ◽  
Moral Superiority ◽  
The Relationship

Most people report that they are superior to the average person on various moral traits. The psychological causes and social consequences of this phenomenon have received considerable empirical attention. The behavioral correlates of self-perceived moral superiority (SPMS), however, remain unknown. We present the results of two preregistered studies (Study 1, N = 827; Study 2, N = 825), in which we indirectly assessed participants’ SPMS and used two incentivized economic games to measure their engagement in moral behavior. Across studies, SPMS was unrelated to trust in others and to trustworthiness, as measured by the trust game, and unrelated to fairness, as measured by the dictator game. This pattern of findings was robust to a range of analyses, and, in both studies, Bayesian analyses indicated moderate support for the null over the alternative hypotheses. We interpret and discuss these findings and highlight interesting avenues for future research on this topic.

scholarly journals Investigating the relationship between self-perceived moral superiority and moral behavior using economic games

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben M Tappin ◽  
Ryan McKay
Keyword(s):  
Dictator Game ◽  
Moral Behavior ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Trust Game ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Economic Games ◽  
Alternative Hypotheses ◽  
Moral Superiority ◽  
The Relationship

Most people report that they are superior to the average person on various moral traits. The psychological causes and social consequences of this phenomenon have received considerable empirical attention. The behavioral correlates of self-perceived moral superiority, however, remain unknown. We present the results of two preregistered studies (Study 1, N=827; Study 2, N=825) in which we indirectly assessed participants’ self-perceived moral superiority, and used two incentivized economic games to measure their engagement in moral behavior. Across studies, self-perceived moral superiority was unrelated to trust in others and to trustworthiness, as measured by the Trust Game; and unrelated to fairness, as measured by the Dictator Game. This pattern of findings was robust to a range of analyses, and, in both studies, Bayesian analyses indicated moderate support for the null over the alternative hypotheses. We interpret and discuss these findings, and highlight interesting avenues for future research on this topic.

Measuring perceptions of post-conflict actors’ economic behavior: the case of Colombia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Alonso Diaz ◽  
Nicolás Enrique Arévalo Jaimes ◽  
Sebastian Balcucho ◽  
Daniel Duque ◽  
Tatiana García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Exposure To Violence ◽  
Dictator Game ◽  
Economic Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Economic Games ◽  
Risk Seeking ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Intertemporal Discounting

Exposure to violence has lasting effects on economic behavior years after it has ended. Previous literature has proved that there is an increase in altruism, impatience, and risk-seeking. However, it is unknown if regular citizens, not directly involved in the conflict, perceive such economic behavior in post-conflict actors. We asked participants to report, relative to them, how Colombia's post-conflict actors (ex-guerrillas, ex-paramilitaries, and victims) behave in different economic games (dictator game, lotteries, and intertemporal discounting). Our sample of university students believes that victims are less altruistic than current evidence with real victims, not particularly risky, and impatient. Also, that former combatants are risk-seeking, impatient, and altruistic towards victims. These beliefs about post-conflict actors' economic behavior do not consistently coincide with behavioral changes found in actual actors involved in violence and could guide reintegration policies.

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