The effect of social categorization on cooperation in three types of social dilemmas

• Published in: Journal of economic psychology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 135 - 151
• Main Authors: Wit, Arjaan P., Wilke, Henk A.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.1992; Elsevier Science; Elsevier; North-Holland Pub. Co; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Series: Journal of Economic Psychology
• Subjects: Behavior. Attitude; Biological and medical sciences; Cooperation; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Game theory; Games; Group dynamics; Psychological aspects; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Social factors; Social psychology; Statistical analysis; Studies; Human; Social behavior; Prosocial behavior; Cooperation; Cognition; Behavior; Categorization; Social cognition

The present study investigated whether cooperation in various social dilemmas could be promoted by categorizing subjects at a group level rather than at a personal level. Three types of games were employed, i.e. the Prisoner's Dilemma Game (PDG), the Chicken Dilemma Game (CDG) and the Trust Dil...