Question
Answer the following about games you might play in a behavioral economics lab, for 10 points each.
[10h] In this game, a sender given a sum of money decides how much money to split with a receiver, who must accept whatever is given. Experimental results find that on average, the sender splits one-quarter with the receiver despite it being economically irrational.
ANSWER: dictator game [reject “ultimatum game”]
[10m] To elicit altruistic behavior, this game asks each of a group of two or more subjects how many tokens to contribute to a pool. This game is named after a type of economic good that is non-rival and non-excludable.
ANSWER: public goods game [or public good; accept give-some dilemma]
[10e] A common game imitates a hypothetical “dilemma” faced by this type of person, who must choose between cooperating and defecting according to a thought experiment proposed by Albert Tucker.
ANSWER: prisoner [accept prisoner’s dilemma]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 89% | 56% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
Data
| GWU A (UG) | Duke A (UG) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Virginia C (UG) | Liberty B (DII) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Maryland A (Grad) | Virginia B (UG) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Maryland B (UG) | Virginia A (UG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty C (DII) | Maryland C (DII) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| UNC A (Grad) | Roanoke College A (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| UNC B (UG) | Liberty A (Grad) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| JMU B (UG) | UNC D (DII) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| UNC C (UG) | William & Mary A (UG) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |