Wash-In," "Wash-Out," and Systemic Effects in Extended Prisoner's Dilemma

Bibliographic Data

ID6284565
AuthorsKenneth W Terhune (Niagara Falls Community Mental Health Center, corresponding author)
Year1974
Volume18
Issue4
Pages656-685
Publication date1974-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/002200277401800407
OpenAlexW2068901713
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited14

A long (150-trial) PD game, played for money, was used to study the developmental effects of motive constellations and first-trial outcome on coopera tion-conflict behavior. Game partners were matched for their dominance in the TAT-measured needs for achievement, affiliation, or power. Results were: (a) the motive groups developed considerably different levels of cooperation-conflict by the end of the games; (b) some motive groups did not behave as hypothesized; (c) first-trial outcomes affected subsequent behavior, but the effects "washed out" by the end of the games. The discussion emphasized the appropriateness of the systems model for understanding personality and situational effects in social interaction

Dilemma · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Game theory · Microeconomics · Outcome (game theory · Personality · Power (physics · Prisoner's dilemma · Situational ethics · Social dilemma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology