Forms of social control in two-person, two-choice games

In this paper, the importance of power as an influence on choice of strategies is analyzed, and the application of game theoretic concepts to real‐life social conflicts is discussed. In mixed‐motive games, the amount of control which a player can exercise over his own and his opponents' gains a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral Science 1962-01, Vol.7 (1), p.92-102
Hauptverfasser:	Wilson, Kellogg V., Bixenstine, V. Edwin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Choice Behavior Choice/Choices Game/Games/Gaming Humans Mathematics Old Medline Power Social Control, Formal Social control/Social controls Strategy/Strategies/Strategic Thinking
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Zusammenfassung:	In this paper, the importance of power as an influence on choice of strategies is analyzed, and the application of game theoretic concepts to real‐life social conflicts is discussed. In mixed‐motive games, the amount of control which a player can exercise over his own and his opponents' gains and losses obviously has an important influence on choices of strategy for both.
ISSN:	0005-7940 1099-1743 1932-300X
DOI:	10.1002/bs.3830070107