Imitation with intention and memory: An experiment

Astrid Matthey

No 2006-088, SFB 649 Discussion Papers from Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk

Abstract: Three results emerge from a simple experiment on imitation. First, I find behavior which strongly suggests an intention to imitate. Second, players imitate successful other players rather than repeating successful actions. Third, to find imitation examples, players use several periods of memory. This lends support to learning models with a non-trivial role of memory. The experiment analyzes imitation in an individual learning context. It supplements the results obtained for imitation in evolutionary processes.

Keywords: imitation; learning; memory; experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D01 D83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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