Expectations and social decision-making: Biasing effects of prior knowledge on Ultimatum responses

Mind and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-107

  Sanfey, Alan G ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Choice; Decision making; Expectation; Experimental Economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650882755     PISSN: 15937879     EISSN: 18601839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11299-009-0053-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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