Why Did Allowing (And Even Requiring) Participants to Communicate When

question 205

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? Participants __________.

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

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