What Happens in the Typical Cyberball Game Paradigm

question 109

Multiple Choice

What happens in the typical cyberball game paradigm?

• A) Participants begin playing an electronic game of "catch" with two avatars, and the avatars gradually increase the extent to which they include the participant.
• B) Participants begin playing an electronic game of "catch" with two avatars, and the avatars eventually stop including the participant in the game.
• C) Participants engage in a dialogue with a computerized avatar that they believe is a participant in another room on a different computer.
• D) Participants engage in a dialogue with a participant in another room, whom they believe to be only a computerized avatar.

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Definitions:

Rational Choices

Decision-making based on logical evaluation of outcomes and choosing the option that maximizes benefit or utility.

Inefficient Outcomes

Situations in which resources are not allocated optimally, leading to lost potential welfare or value.

First-Mover Advantage

The competitive advantage gained by the first significant company to move into a new market.

Sequential-Move Game

A strategic game where players make their decisions one after another, with later players having knowledge of previous actions.