Reciprocity and Emotions: Arousal, Self-Reports, and Expectations

Gershon Ben-Shakhar (), Gary Bornstein, Astrid Hopfensitz () and Frans van Winden ()
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Gershon Ben-Shakhar: Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Frans van Winden: Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam

No 04-099/1, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: Although reciprocity is a key concept in the social sciences, it is still unclear why people engage in costly reciprocation. In this study, physiological and self-report measures were employed to investigate the role of emotions, using the Power-to-Take Game. In this 2-person game, player 1 can claim any part of player 2's resources, and player 2 can react by destroying some (or all) of these resources thus preventing their transfer to player 1. Both physiological and self-report measures were related to destruction decisions and expectations. The pattern of emotional arousal and its correlation with self-reported anger highlights the importance of using both techniques for studying reciprocity.

Keywords: emotions; bargaining; laboratory experiment; expectations; reciprocity; physiological arousal; self-report measures of emotions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 C72 C91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe and nep-evo
Date: 2004-09-07
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