Predisposition and Behaviour in a Collective Dilemma

James E. Alcock and Diana Mansell
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James E. Alcock: Glendon College, York University
Diana Mansell: York University

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1977, vol. 21, issue 3, 443-457

Abstract: Three studies examined subjects' self-predicted and actual cooperation in a 10-person collective dilemma game. The first study examined the behaviour of subjects who were provided with full information about the nature of their social interdependency and their “dilemma.†Contrary to Kelley and Grzelak's (1972) prediction, the overall degree of cooperation was low (30%). However, subjects classified as “cooperators†on the basis of their pregame self-predictions were more cooperative than those classified as “non-cooperators†(p

Date: 1977
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DOI: 10.1177/002200277702100304

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