Behavioral breakdowns occur in game theory experiments
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Behavioral breakdowns, such as the collapse of cooperation or deviations from mutually beneficial equilibria, frequently occur in game theory experiments under specific structural or incentive conditions.
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Small bots, big impact: solving the conundrum of cooperation in optional Prisoner's Dilemma game through simple strategies.
2023 · cited by 11
The study demonstrates that excessive introduction of certain bot strategies can inhibit cooperation and result in a breakdown of cooperation.
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Cooperative bots exhibit nuanced effects on cooperation across strategic frameworks.
2025 · cited by 3
The paper notes that under certain strategic frameworks and imitation scenarios, bot interventions can disrupt or fail to alter cooperative equilibria.
Human players manage to extort more than the mutual cooperation payoff in repeated social dilemmas.
2021 · cited by 2
The research reveals that attempts at extortion outside of Nash equilibria lead directly to a breakdown of cooperation.