psych 217 A Grade exam with Questions
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ultimatum game what people typically do - Answer people routinely reject low offers,
modal offer is 50/50
contrary to what economists think we are usually cooperative
dictator game typcal reactions - Answer Rational Choice Theory [RCT] says we should
keep the money for ourselves, there is no benefit of giving money to another person but
large percentage give some money to the other person
trust game - Answer willingness to make investment in others and measures trust
- person one sends any portion of 100 dollars to person two and person two receives
triple the amount and then has the option to send some back to person one
- many similarities with the prisoners dilemma game
- can send money to another person (that person is the truster role)
- receiver (trustees)
- people send more than rational theory would expect
- median amount given is often above hald of ones initial investment
- trustees generally are fair in returning a significant amount of the investment gain
to the truster
- trusters generally come out ahead of where they would have if they had done the
rational choice to send zero dollar
,trust game typical outcome - Answer trustees are generally fair in returning a
significant amount of the investment gain to the truster
o Person A (sender) on average sends 50% of their amount
o Person B (receiver) sends back a decent amount
o Trust is not fully reciprocated; sender doesn't receive all their money back
evolved social cooperative rationality - Answer because most people are cooperative,
it is smart to be cooperative to increase our joint rewards
- there is some rationality to human social behavior
does human behavior often match rational choice theory behviaor - Answer
usually does not match
humans trsut - Answer do not trust unconditionally
- evolved social cooperative rationality
- because most people are cooperative, it is smart to be cooperative to increase our
joint rewards
machiavellian exploitative rationality - Answer because most people are cooperative, i
can exploit that trust for my gain
different treatment of ingroup and outgroup members - Answer we are most likely
to cooperate and help those in our own group
possibility of cheaters in games - Answer punishment of those who cheat, but
propensity to those who forgive
, ultimatum in cross cultural work - Answer across cultures with industrialized societies,
there is a lot of consistency in university student samples (mean offers 42-48%)
in non industrialized societies ther anthropological field work found huge variability
- some a bit higher than college students but MOST was much LOWER
OXYTOCIN - Answer the love hormone (molecule circulating in blood)
- increased and needed during labor, nursing and sexual activity
- higher levels of oxytocin have anxiety reducing effects (particularly in social anxiety)
- appears to play an important role in facilitating feelings of trust but not just a
general bliss neurotransmitter
- doesnt have affect on dictator game
- involved in pair bonding
De Waals Perspective - Answer much of our basic building blocks of our morality
and kind (and cruel) behavior shared with other species
- but people often make the wrong asumptions about humans when they look to
animal world (or our evolutionary history)
- we monitor and evaluate the rewards given to others and are motivated to make
sure what we get is equal to others
- cucumber and grape test with monkeys: one got cucumbers and one got grapes
and the one who got a cucumber realized it was unfair and threw a fit
De Waal Macho Original Myths - Answer argues that many psychologists and
others have the wrong idea about human ancestral life
3 Myths, ruler of the savannah, humans as autonomous, society as a historical
creation, and war is central to human life
and 100% Correct Verified Answers|
Latest Update
ultimatum game what people typically do - Answer people routinely reject low offers,
modal offer is 50/50
contrary to what economists think we are usually cooperative
dictator game typcal reactions - Answer Rational Choice Theory [RCT] says we should
keep the money for ourselves, there is no benefit of giving money to another person but
large percentage give some money to the other person
trust game - Answer willingness to make investment in others and measures trust
- person one sends any portion of 100 dollars to person two and person two receives
triple the amount and then has the option to send some back to person one
- many similarities with the prisoners dilemma game
- can send money to another person (that person is the truster role)
- receiver (trustees)
- people send more than rational theory would expect
- median amount given is often above hald of ones initial investment
- trustees generally are fair in returning a significant amount of the investment gain
to the truster
- trusters generally come out ahead of where they would have if they had done the
rational choice to send zero dollar
,trust game typical outcome - Answer trustees are generally fair in returning a
significant amount of the investment gain to the truster
o Person A (sender) on average sends 50% of their amount
o Person B (receiver) sends back a decent amount
o Trust is not fully reciprocated; sender doesn't receive all their money back
evolved social cooperative rationality - Answer because most people are cooperative,
it is smart to be cooperative to increase our joint rewards
- there is some rationality to human social behavior
does human behavior often match rational choice theory behviaor - Answer
usually does not match
humans trsut - Answer do not trust unconditionally
- evolved social cooperative rationality
- because most people are cooperative, it is smart to be cooperative to increase our
joint rewards
machiavellian exploitative rationality - Answer because most people are cooperative, i
can exploit that trust for my gain
different treatment of ingroup and outgroup members - Answer we are most likely
to cooperate and help those in our own group
possibility of cheaters in games - Answer punishment of those who cheat, but
propensity to those who forgive
, ultimatum in cross cultural work - Answer across cultures with industrialized societies,
there is a lot of consistency in university student samples (mean offers 42-48%)
in non industrialized societies ther anthropological field work found huge variability
- some a bit higher than college students but MOST was much LOWER
OXYTOCIN - Answer the love hormone (molecule circulating in blood)
- increased and needed during labor, nursing and sexual activity
- higher levels of oxytocin have anxiety reducing effects (particularly in social anxiety)
- appears to play an important role in facilitating feelings of trust but not just a
general bliss neurotransmitter
- doesnt have affect on dictator game
- involved in pair bonding
De Waals Perspective - Answer much of our basic building blocks of our morality
and kind (and cruel) behavior shared with other species
- but people often make the wrong asumptions about humans when they look to
animal world (or our evolutionary history)
- we monitor and evaluate the rewards given to others and are motivated to make
sure what we get is equal to others
- cucumber and grape test with monkeys: one got cucumbers and one got grapes
and the one who got a cucumber realized it was unfair and threw a fit
De Waal Macho Original Myths - Answer argues that many psychologists and
others have the wrong idea about human ancestral life
3 Myths, ruler of the savannah, humans as autonomous, society as a historical
creation, and war is central to human life
