Alec and Kim Used to Be Much Better Friends Than

question 21

True/False

Alec and Kim used to be much better friends than they are now. The problem is what to do about Christmas gifts? If they wait until Christmas morning and move simultaneously, their payoff matrix is
Kim
Under the circumstances, Alec should publicly announce at Thanksgiving that he is not buying a Christmas gift for Kim.

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Definitions:

Cohesiveness

The degree to which members of a group or social unit feel bonded together and committed to each other.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, politics or being influenced by peer pressure.

Solomon Asch

Solomon Asch was a pioneering psychologist known for his research on conformity, demonstrating how individuals often conform to social pressures or the majority opinion.

Confederates

Individuals who are secretly working with the researcher and are aware of the experiment's aims, but are presented as participants to the other subjects.