The Generation of Cooperation Through First Decisions

通过最初的决定产生合作

• 批准号: 0001887
• 负责人: Jane Sell
• 金额: $ 7.11万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-08-01 至 2003-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0001887&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Generation; Cooperation; Through; First; Decisions

This award supports a two-year program of experimental studies comparing several theoretical perspectives on the choice to cooperate or to behave selfishly in a social dilemma situation. (Social dilemmas occur in cases such as public goods, subject to "free riding," or taking advantage of payments by others without contributing to the common good.) Previous research has shown that the first decision to cooperate or to defect is very important, usually setting a precedent for subsequent behavior in the situation. Drawing on social psychological theories of context and framing, expected utility theories or rewards, and prospect theories of anticipated benefit, the PI has formulated a set of contrasting hypotheses of principles governing first decisions. The hypotheses will be assessed in laboratory experiments allowing choices between contributing to a public good, withholding contribution, or taking from the public good without contributing. Results will be used to develop a theoretical understanding of factors influencing first choices. The theories should also have practical implications for many public good situations.

该奖项支持一项为期两年的实验研究计划，比较了在社会困境中选择合作或自私行为的几种理论观点。 （社会困境发生在公共产品的情况下，受到“搭便车”，或利用他人的付款而不为共同利益做出贡献。 先前的研究表明，合作或背叛的第一个决定是非常重要的，通常为随后的行为奠定了先例。 根据社会心理学的背景和框架理论、预期效用理论或奖励理论以及预期收益的前景理论，PI制定了一套关于首次决策原则的对比假设。 这些假设将在实验室实验中进行评估，实验允许在为公共利益做出贡献、扣留贡献或从公共利益中拿走而不做出贡献之间做出选择。 研究结果将被用来发展影响第一选择的因素的理论理解。 这些理论还应该对许多公益情况具有实际意义。