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Predisposition and Behaviour in a Collective Dilemma

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  • James E. Alcock

    (Glendon College, York University)

  • Diana Mansell

    (York University)

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Three studies examined subjects' self-predicted and actual cooperation in a 10-person collective dilemma game. The first study examined the behaviour of subjects who were provided with full information about the nature of their social interdependency and their “dilemma.†Contrary to Kelley and Grzelak's (1972) prediction, the overall degree of cooperation was low (30%). However, subjects classified as “cooperators†on the basis of their pregame self-predictions were more cooperative than those classified as “non-cooperators†(p

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  • James E. Alcock & Diana Mansell, 1977. "Predisposition and Behaviour in a Collective Dilemma," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 21(3), pages 443-457, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:21:y:1977:i:3:p:443-457
    DOI: 10.1177/002200277702100304
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    2. Blankenship, Brian & Wong, Jason Chun Yu & Urpelainen, Johannes, 2019. "Explaining willingness to pay for pricing reforms that improve electricity service in India," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 128(C), pages 459-469.

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