Less cognitive conflict does not imply choice of the default option: Commentary on Kieslich and Hilbig (2014)
Myrseth and Wollbrant (2015) offer an alternative theoretical explanation for our finding that defection entails more cognitive conflict than cooperation (Kieslich and Hilbig, 2014). Although we completely agree that different theoretical explanations for a result are possible, we maintain that the...
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| author | Kristian Ove R. Myrseth Conny Wollbrant |
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Wollbrant (2015) offer an alternative theoretical explanation for our finding
that defection entails more cognitive conflict than cooperation (Kieslich and
Hilbig, 2014). Although we completely agree that different theoretical
explanations for a result are possible, we maintain that the theoretical
approach we tested (Rand et al., 2014) is parsimonious and falsifiable,
excluding certain plausible results a priori. By comparison, the alternative
framework proposed by Myrseth and Wollbrant requires several debatable
assumptions to account for our findings, rendering it the more complex theory.
Besides, their framework as a whole could have accounted for any possible
finding in our experiment, making it impossible to falsify it with our data. We
thus conclude that the notion by Rand et al.---that there is a spontaneous
disposition to cooperate---has more empirical content while requiring fewer
assumptions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03c54e6bf35743a19fc189f5b026958c2023-09-02T17:08:41ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752015-05-01103277279Less cognitive conflict does not imply choice of the default option: Commentary on Kieslich and Hilbig (2014)Kristian Ove R. MyrsethConny WollbrantMyrseth and Wollbrant (2015) offer an alternative theoretical explanation for our finding that defection entails more cognitive conflict than cooperation (Kieslich and Hilbig, 2014). Although we completely agree that different theoretical explanations for a result are possible, we maintain that the theoretical approach we tested (Rand et al., 2014) is parsimonious and falsifiable, excluding certain plausible results a priori. By comparison, the alternative framework proposed by Myrseth and Wollbrant requires several debatable assumptions to account for our findings, rendering it the more complex theory. Besides, their framework as a whole could have accounted for any possible finding in our experiment, making it impossible to falsify it with our data. We thus conclude that the notion by Rand et al.---that there is a spontaneous disposition to cooperate---has more empirical content while requiring fewer assumptions.http://journal.sjdm.org/14/141214/jdm141214.pdfsocial dilemma cooperation cognitive conflict intuition self-control theory testing empirical content.NAKeywords |
| spellingShingle | Kristian Ove R. Myrseth Conny Wollbrant Less cognitive conflict does not imply choice of the default option: Commentary on Kieslich and Hilbig (2014) Judgment and Decision Making social dilemma cooperation cognitive conflict intuition self-control theory testing empirical content.NAKeywords |
| title | Less cognitive
conflict does not imply choice of the default option: Commentary on Kieslich
and Hilbig (2014) |
| title_full | Less cognitive
conflict does not imply choice of the default option: Commentary on Kieslich
and Hilbig (2014) |
| title_fullStr | Less cognitive
conflict does not imply choice of the default option: Commentary on Kieslich
and Hilbig (2014) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Less cognitive
conflict does not imply choice of the default option: Commentary on Kieslich
and Hilbig (2014) |
| title_short | Less cognitive
conflict does not imply choice of the default option: Commentary on Kieslich
and Hilbig (2014) |
| title_sort | less cognitive conflict does not imply choice of the default option commentary on kieslich and hilbig 2014 |
| topic | social dilemma cooperation cognitive conflict intuition self-control theory testing empirical content.NAKeywords |
| url | http://journal.sjdm.org/14/141214/jdm141214.pdf |
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