Abstract
Experimental participants are more likely to follow an arbitrary rule the more others in their
reference group do so as well. The effect is most pronounced for individuals who follow few rules
when not knowing others’ behavior. Unlike what is observed for conditional cooperation,
learning that only few others follow a rule does not reduce rule following.
reference group do so as well. The effect is most pronounced for individuals who follow few rules
when not knowing others’ behavior. Unlike what is observed for conditional cooperation,
learning that only few others follow a rule does not reduce rule following.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 102384 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Economic Psychology |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | August 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Helpful comments by the editor, an anonymous referee, Claudia Cerrone and Alexander Schneeberger on an earlier version are gratefully acknowledged. The experiment has been funded from the regular budget of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany. All data, analyses, and instructions are available on https://osf.io/d5an9/ or DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/D5AN9.Publisher Copyright:
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