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Elicitation of Cooperation by Retaliatory and Nonretaliatory Strategies in a Mixed-Motive Game

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  • Charles L. Gruder

    (Department of Psychology University of Illinois (Chicago Circle))

  • Robert J. Duslak

    (Department of Psychology University of Illinois (Chicago Circle))

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The relative effectiveness of pacifistic and retaliatory strategies in eliciting cooperating in a mixed-motive game is unclear due to confounded manipulations of these strategies and inadequate experimental designs in earlier research. In an attempt at clarification, subjects in the present studies were exposed to opponents programmed with one of three strategies: nonretaliatory (pacifist), low retaliatory, or high retaliatory. A multivariate analysis of repeated measures in experiment 1 revealed an effect of strategies and an interaction of strategies by trial blocks. The low retaliatory strategy elicited the most cooperative behavior, the high retaliatory next, and the nonretaliatory least, these differences increasing over trials.

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  • Charles L. Gruder & Robert J. Duslak, 1973. "Elicitation of Cooperation by Retaliatory and Nonretaliatory Strategies in a Mixed-Motive Game," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 17(1), pages 162-174, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:17:y:1973:i:1:p:162-174
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