When Individuals in a Variety of Different Types of Societies

question 37

Multiple Choice

When individuals in a variety of different types of societies were asked to take part in experiments in which they played the Ultimatum and Dictator Games, researchers found a surprising amount of variation in the types of offers that were made and accepted or rejected. Most of the variation could be explained by

• A) gender
• B) age
• C) wealth
• D) education
• E) payoffs to cooperation
• F) market integration
• G) Both (E) and (F)

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