| ID | 077422 |
| Title Proper | Speaking the same language |
| Other Title Information | the cooperative effects of labeling in the prisoner's dilemma |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zhong, Chen-Bo ; Loewenstein, Jeffrey ; Murnighan, J Keith |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The long history of experimental research on the prisoner's dilemma (PD) has primarily used a methodology that eliminates cues to participants. Researchers, however, have interpreted participants' choices as cooperative or competitive. The authors' research shows that giving participants researchers' interpretive labels of the game, the choices, and the outcomes, compared to no labels, led to significantly more cooperation; labels such as trust and cooperate/defect augmented cooperation even more. A second experiment found that independent evaluations of the labels led to perceptions that were similar to individuals' choices in the first experiment. These results suggest that we might need to rethink the import of many of our previous findings and their applicability to everyday interactions |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 51, No.3; Jun 2007: p431-456 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 51, No.3; Jun 2007: p431-456 |
| Key Words | Prisoner's Dilemma Game ; Cooperation ; Trust ; Labeling |