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PSYCHOLOGY SUBJECT POOL Research Alternative #6:
PsychSim 5: SOCIAL DECISION MAKING
To complete this activity, you must do the following:
1. Print out this worksheet
2. Go to
http://courses.bfwpub.com/arga/PsychSim_ARGA2/14_socialDecisionMaking/index_angel.html
Please do not select the option to email answers to your instructor; you must turn in a hard copy of
this worksheet.
3. Complete the worksheet, in your own words, and turn it in to 125 Moore Building by the due date
given when you signed up.
(PRINT THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY!)
Name: __ ____________________Subject Pool ID_______________
PSYCH 100 Instructor/Section: ___ _______________________________
Signature( required)/Date: ___ __________________________
This activity contains a simulation of two classic “social trap” games used in research on competition and
cooperation.
Social Decision Making
• As you look back over the past several days, can you think of a decision you made that affected
the lives of other people, either in a small way or an important way? Describe it briefly.
Decision Environments
• What is the difference between zero-sum and non-zero-sum environments? Give an example of
each.
