Spontaneous associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods game
It is known that presentation of a meaningful label (e.g., "The Teamwork Game") can influence decisions in economic games. A common view is that such labels cue associations to preexisting mental models of situations, a process here called frame selection. In the absence of such cues, part...
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| author | Kimmo Eriksson Pontus Strimling |
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| description | It is known that
presentation of a meaningful label (e.g., "The Teamwork Game") can influence
decisions in economic games. A common view is that such labels cue associations
to preexisting mental models of situations, a process here called frame
selection. In the absence of such cues, participants may still spontaneously
associate a game with a preexisting frame. We used the public goods game to
compare the effect of such spontaneous frame selection with the effect of label
framing. Participants in a condition where the public goods game was labeled
"The Teamwork Game" tended to contribute at the same level as participants who
spontaneously associated the unlabeled game with teamwork, whereas those who
did not associate the the unlabeled game with teamwork tended to make lower
contributions. We conclude that neutrally described games may be subject to
spontaneous frame selection effects comparable in size to the effects of label
framing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40ab941d9c0744c2a63847491a1c22cb2023-09-02T12:09:39ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752014-09-0195360372Spontaneous associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods gameKimmo ErikssonPontus StrimlingIt is known that presentation of a meaningful label (e.g., "The Teamwork Game") can influence decisions in economic games. A common view is that such labels cue associations to preexisting mental models of situations, a process here called frame selection. In the absence of such cues, participants may still spontaneously associate a game with a preexisting frame. We used the public goods game to compare the effect of such spontaneous frame selection with the effect of label framing. Participants in a condition where the public goods game was labeled "The Teamwork Game" tended to contribute at the same level as participants who spontaneously associated the unlabeled game with teamwork, whereas those who did not associate the the unlabeled game with teamwork tended to make lower contributions. We conclude that neutrally described games may be subject to spontaneous frame selection effects comparable in size to the effects of label framing.http://journal.sjdm.org/13/131204/jdm131204.pdfpublic goods game framing subjective construal perceptions beliefs cooperation teamwork better-than-average effect hypothetical decisions incentivized decisions.NAKeywords |
| spellingShingle | Kimmo Eriksson Pontus Strimling Spontaneous associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods game Judgment and Decision Making public goods game framing subjective construal perceptions beliefs cooperation teamwork better-than-average effect hypothetical decisions incentivized decisions.NAKeywords |
| title | Spontaneous
associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods
game |
| title_full | Spontaneous
associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods
game |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous
associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods
game |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous
associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods
game |
| title_short | Spontaneous
associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods
game |
| title_sort | spontaneous associations and label framing have similar effects in the public goods game |
| topic | public goods game framing subjective construal perceptions beliefs cooperation teamwork better-than-average effect hypothetical decisions incentivized decisions.NAKeywords |
| url | http://journal.sjdm.org/13/131204/jdm131204.pdf |
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