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Reciprocity and Emotions: Arousal, Self-Reports, and Expectations

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Gershon Ben-Shakhar () (Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Gary Bornstein () (Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Astrid Hopfensitz () (Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Frans van Winden () (Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam)

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Although reciprocity is a key concept in the social sciences, it is still unclear why people engage in costly reciprocation. In this study, physiological and self-report measures were employed to investigate the role of emotions, using the Power-to-Take Game. In this 2-person game, player 1 can claim any part of player 2's resources, and player 2 can react by destroying some (or all) of these resources thus preventing their transfer to player 1. Both physiological and self-report measures were related to destruction decisions and expectations. The pattern of emotional arousal and its correlation with self-reported anger highlights the importance of using both techniques for studying reciprocity.

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Keywords: emotions; bargaining; laboratory experiment; expectations; reciprocity; physiological arousal; self-report measures of emotions;

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