Abstract
In this chapter, we argue that game shows can be a useful source of data to study cooperative behavior. The unique combination of well-defined decision problems and large stakes makes game show data complementary to both experimental and field data. Over the past years, a number of TV shows have employed a variant of the prisoner’s dilemma. We summarize the results of five different studies that use these shows to test a broad range of hypotheses. Finally, we discuss caveats of game show data, and contend that the potential problems are mostly not very different from those with experimental and field data.
| Original language | Dutch |
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| Title of host publication | Samenwerking in sociale dilemma's; Voorbeelden van Nederlands onderzoek |
| Editors | V.I. Buskens, W.A.F. Maas |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Pages | 209-234 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789089645210 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Research programs
- ESE - F&A
- EUR ESE 30