Coöperatie in spelshows

van den Assem, Martijn J.; van Dolder, Dennie

Abstract

In this chapter, we argue that game shows can be a useful source of data to study cooperative behavior. The unique combination of well-defined decision problems and large stakes makes game show data complementary to both experimental and field data. Over the past years, a number of TV shows have employed a vari- ant of the prisoner’s dilemma. We summarize the results of five different studies that use these shows to test a broad range of hypotheses. Finally, we discuss caveats of game show data, and contend that the potential problems are mostly not very different from those with experimental and field data.

• Publication Date: Jan 23, 2012
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Samenwerking in sociale dilemma's: voorbeelden van Nederlands onderzoek
• ISBN: 9789089645210
• APA6 Citation: van den Assem, M. J., & van Dolder, D. (2012). Coöperatie in spelshows. In V. Buskens, & I. Maas (Eds.), Samenwerking in sociale dilemma's: voorbeelden van Nederlands onderzoekAmsterdam University Press
• Keywords: experimental economics, natural experiment, game show, prisoner’s dilemma, cooperation, cooperative behavior, social behavior, social preferences, reciprocity, reciprocal behavior, context effects, anchoring
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