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Charlotte S L Rossetti^1,2, Oliver P Hauser³, Christian Hilbe⁴

¹Max Planck Research Group on the Dynamics of Social Behavior, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, 24306, Plön, Germany. rossetti@evolbio.mpg.de.

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Economics
Game Theory
Social Psychology

Background:

Individuals often face social dilemmas where personal gain conflicts with group welfare.
Reciprocity heuristics, like cooperating with cooperators, guide behavior in social interactions.
Existing research often overlooks concurrent interactions, focusing on single-game scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a theoretical framework for analyzing cross-over and spill-over effects in concurrent social dilemmas.
To investigate how engaging in multiple games simultaneously influences strategic decision-making and reciprocity.
To understand the impact of cognitive constraints, such as imperfect recall, on behavior across games.

Main Methods:

Development of a theoretical framework to model interactions in multiple concurrent games.
Utilizing an evolutionary learning process for strategy adaptation over repeated game interactions.
Conducting a behavioral experiment with 316 UK university students playing two independent stage games.

Main Results:

Individuals demonstrate a tendency to link their behavior across concurrently played games.
Cognitive constraints, like imperfect recall, exacerbate the linking of behaviors across games.
Concurrent game engagement was found to negatively impact cooperation levels.

Conclusions:

Concurrent social dilemmas introduce complex strategic motives and spill-over effects.
The simultaneous nature of interactions significantly alters reciprocity dynamics.
Understanding cross-game influences is crucial for explaining cooperation in real-world social dilemmas.