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The Collective Trust Game: An Online Group Adaptation of the Trust Game Based on the HoneyComb Paradigm
Published on: October 20, 2022
Zero-knowledge cooperation in dilemma games
Steffen Huck1, Hans Theo Normann, Jorg Oechssler
1Department of Economics and ELSE, University College London, UK. s.huck@ucl.ac
Abstract:
We consider a very simple adaptive rule that induces cooperative behavior in a large class of dilemma games. The rule has a Pavlovian flavor and can be described as win-continue, lose-reverse. It assumes no knowledge about the underlying structure of the environment (the "rules of the game") and requires very little cognitive effort. Both features make it an appealing candidate for explaining the emergence of cooperative behavior in non-human species.
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