Do I Really Want to Know? A Cognitive Dissonance-Based Explanation of Other-Regarding Behavior
We investigate to what extent genuine social preferences can explain observed other-regarding behavior. In a dictator game variant subjects can choose whether to learn about the consequences of their choice for the receiver. We find that a majority of subjects showing other-regarding behavior when t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-02-01
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Series: | Games |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/2/1/114/ |