Reciprocity and identity protection: Reasons for rejection in the ultimatum game

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 446-451

  Horita, Yutaka ^a   Yamagishi, Toshio ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fairness; Impunity game; Reciprocity; Self image; Ultimatum game

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; GAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BEHAVIOR; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 38449108173     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.78.446     Document Type: Article

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