How reinforcer type affects choice in economic games

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 75, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 107-114

  Fantino, Edmund ^a   Gaitan, Santino ^a   Kennelly, Art ^a   Stolarz Fantino, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Economic games; Optimality; Reinforcer type; Sharing game

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONEY; REINFORCEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REWARD;

EID: 34247146753     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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