Cheating in mind games: The subtlety of rules matters

• Published in: Journal of economic behavior & organization Vol. 93; pp. 328 - 336
• Main Author: Jiang, Ting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.2013; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Cheating; Cognitive psychology; Decision time; Economic behaviour; Economic organization; Experimental methods; Game theory; Games; Mind game; Moral image; Rule design; Social sciences; Studies; Variants; D63; Cheating; Moral image; Mind game; K42; C91; Rule design; H26; Decision time

•Cheating is invisible in the mind game.•I compare cheating behavior using two variants of the “mind game”.•The only difference between the variants rests on the ordering of the instructed steps.•The ordering not only affects the extent of cheating, but also leads to distinct behavioral patterns inc...