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DTIC AD0740556: The Effects of Personality Traits on Experimental Games

The study reports on the effects that personality plays in the choice of move in experimental games. Two 'trivial' games were developed, one to test the trait of trust and the other to test competitiveness. The third game used was the chicken game. It was expected that the two personality traits would interact in the chicken game such that only those who were high on trust and low on competition would cooperate. All others were predicted to defect. Competition predicted choice of move on the chicken game. The competition game was also a predictor of the choice of move on the chicken game. Sex differences were found to be significant in the moves following defection by the opponent.

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