Czytanie w myślach uczestników eksperymentu. Wnioski z kwestionariuszy wypełnianych przed i po eksperymencie z grą redystrybucyjną
Reading Minds of Experimental Subjects. Insights from Pre- and Post-Experimental Surveys in a Redistribution Game Experiment

Summary/Abstract: Subjects’ responses in pre- and post-experimental questionnaires are utilized to elucidate their behaviour inan asymmetric Prisoner’s Dilemma redistribution game with no communication between players. We findexperimental subjects to be predominantly negative in their assessment of intentions behind their partners’decisions while describing their own motivations as rationally self-interested, reciprocal, and efficiencyoriented.Thus, in the absence of communication, negative intent attribution may be one of the crucialreasons behind failure to establish lasting cooperation, even in situations where both players are well awareof its benefits and the behaviour necessary to achieve it. We also find some evidence that, on average,players conscious of Pareto-optimizing potential brought about by mutual adoption of Tit-for-Tat strategiesmake more friendly decisions in the game. Lastly, we consider the study’s ecological validity in the lightof subjects’ post-experimental statements.

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