Responder Feelings in a Three-Player Three-Option Ultimatum Game: Affective Determinants of Rejection Behavior

This paper addresses the role of affect and emotions in shaping the behavior of responders in the ultimatum game. A huge amount of research shows that players do not behave in an economically rational way in the ultimatum game, and emotional mechanisms have been proposed as a possible explanation. I...

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Main Authors: Hans-Rüdiger Pfister, Gisela Böhm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Games
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/3/1/1/