COALITION FORMATION AMONG MALES IN A THREE-PERSON GAME AS A FUNCTION OF VARYING PAY-OFF MATRICES,

Abstract

Three male university students were placed in a group situation in which the subjects (Ss) earned points by responding on a switch in alliance with another member of the group. The matrix value of each player was changed from a matrix of equality (A = B = C) to several pay-off matrices of inequality (A < (B + C)), (A > B > C), (A > (B + C)). It was found that the Ss pursued a strategy in which the group earning was kept maximal and, at the same time, individual work was kept minimal. At the end of each session the day's earnings were split equally among the three players. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0639647

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Bachrach
  • Donald R. Witters

Organizations

  • Arizona State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Foreign Relations
  • Inequalities
  • International Relations
  • Mathematics
  • Political Science
  • Students
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Game Theory.
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.