Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers Creation-Date: 2004-09-07 Number: 04-099/1 Author-Name: Gershon Ben-Shakhar Author-Email: mskpugb@mscc.huji.ac.il Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Author-Name: Gary Bornstein Author-Email: msgary@mscc.huji.ac.il Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Author-Name: Astrid Hopfensitz Author-Email: a.hopfensitz@uva.nl Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam Author-Name: Frans van Winden Author-Email: f.a.a.m.vanwinden@uva.nl Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam Title: Reciprocity and Emotions: Arousal, Self-Reports, and Expectations Abstract: Although reciprocity is a key concept in the social sciences, it is still unclear why people engage in costly reciprocation. In this study, physiological and self-report measures were employed to investigate the role of emotions, using the Power-to-Take Game. In this 2-person game, player 1 can claim any part of player 2's resources, and player 2 can react by destroying some (or all) of these resources thus preventing their transfer to player 1. Both physiological and self-report measures were related to destruction decisions and expectations. The pattern of emotional arousal and its correlation with self-reported anger highlights the importance of using both techniques for studying reciprocity.

This discussion paper has led to a publication in Journal of Public Psychology (2007) 28, 314-23. Classification-JEL: A12; C72; C91 Keywords: emotions; bargaining; laboratory experiment; expectations; reciprocity; physiological arousal; self-report measures of emotions File-Url: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/04099.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Size: 294812 bytes Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20040099