A Laboratory Study of Group Polarisation in the Team Dictator Game

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ID9704492
AuthorsTimothy N Cason (0000-0001-9581-5015, University of Southern California), Vai‐lam Mui (0000-0001-7079-5142, University of Southern California)
Year1997
Volume107
Issue444
Pages1465-1483
Publication date1997-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0297.1997.tb00058.x
OpenAlexW2136878723
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited28

This paper introduces the team dictator game to study whether social dynamics within a group can cause groups' decisions to differ systematically from individuals' decisions. In the individual dictator game, a subject dictates the allocation of y dollars; in the team dictator game, a team of two subjects dictates the allocation of 2y dollars. We derive and test competing predictions for the two dominant psychological theories of group polarisation in this context. The data indicate that team choices tend to be dominated by the more other‐regarding member. This result is more consistent with Social Comparison Theory than Persuasive Argument Theory

Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Dictator · Dictator game · Economics · Experimental economics · Game theory · Group (periodic table · Microeconomics · Political science · Social preferences · Test (biology · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Law · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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