Predicting Behavior in Economic Games by Looking Through the Eyes of the Players

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 743-755

  Mellers, Barbara A ^a   Haselhuhn, Michael P ^b   Tetlock, Philip E ^a   Silva, José C ^c   Isen, Alice M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Cooperation; Dictator game; Emotions; Ultimatum game

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78349258578     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020280     Document Type: Article

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