The 16 PF as an Indicator of Performance in the Prisoner's Dilemma Game

The 16 PF as an Indicator of Performance in the Prisoner's Dilemma Game

The purpose of this study was to investigate the dimensions of personality related to behavior in the Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) situation. Ninety-eight introductory psychology students who had completed the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) played 75 trials of a PD game. Stepwise m...

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Published in:The Journal of conflict resolution Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 393 - 402
Main Authors: Gillis, John S., Woods, George T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Conflict Resolution 01-09-1971
Subjects:
Analysis of variance
Conflict resolution
Coopetition
Experimentation
Gaming
Linear regression
Personality psychology
Prisoners dilemma
Social psychology
Standard error
Statistical variance
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate the dimensions of personality related to behavior in the Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) situation. Ninety-eight introductory psychology students who had completed the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) played 75 trials of a PD game. Stepwise multiple linear regression analyses were carried out using the 16 PF factors as independent variables and PD "competitive" responses at five stages of the game as dependent variables. It was found that Factor G was related to PD behavior during the entire 75 trials and Factor E during the first 5 and 10 trials. The maximum amount of PD variance accounted for by the 16 PF was 14 percent.
ISSN:0022-0027
1552-8766