Cooperate without Looking in a Non-Repeated Game

We propose a simple model for why we have more trust in people who cooperate without calculating the associated costs. Intuitively, by not looking at the payoffs, people indicate that they will not be swayed by high temptations to defect, which makes them more attractive as interaction partners. We...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christian Hilbe, Moshe Hoffman, Martin A. Nowak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Games
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/6/4/458