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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/9175
Title: Subtle Cues and Economic Games
Authors: Sparks, Adam
Advisor: Daly, Martin
Department: Psychology
Keywords: Psychology;Psychology
Publication Date: Aug-2010
Abstract: <p>Several recent studies have reported elevated levels of prosocial behaviour by participants experimentally exposed to images of eyes compared to those exposed to control images. I report the results of three economic games experiments in which participants exposed to images of eyes were no more generous, and in one case were significantly less generous, than those exposed to images of landscapes. I discuss the possible contributions to these results of subtle aspects of experimental stimuli and game structure, the relationship between participant and partner, methods of participant recruiting, and personality characteristics of participants.</p>
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/9175
Identifier: opendissertations/4321
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