Why Did Allowing (And Even Requiring)participants to Communicate When They

question 135

Multiple Choice

Why did allowing (and even requiring) participants to communicate when they played the Trucking Game (Deutsch & Krauss,1962) fail to engender trust and cooperation?

• A) Participants were more interested in general conversation than the game itself.
• B) Participants became so caught up in the competitive game that they forgot to communicate with their opponents.
• C) Participants could never figure out how to use the intercom.
• D) Participants used communication primarily as means of threatening their opponents.
• E) Participants were not allowed to bargain or negotiate in their communications.

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