Question

In an experiment where RAs nominated the most competitive and cooperative people in their dorms, and these people then played a game labeled as either "Wall Street" or "Community," what was the primary determinant of whether they chose a competitive or cooperative strategy when playing the game?
A.Their personality - i.e., those categorized as competitive by their RAs tended to play competitively regardless of the game's title, while those categorized as cooperative tended to play cooperatively, regardless of the game's title.

B.The label under which the game was played - competitive people tended to play cooperatively if the game was "Community" and cooperative people tended to play competitively if the game was "Wall Street."

C.Only cooperative people tended to base their strategy on the game's name. Competitive people always played competitively, even when the game was titled "Community."

D.Neither the personality nor the game's title made any difference. People tended to play competitively if the promised rewards were large, and tended to play cooperatively if the rewards were small.

Answer 1

Answer:

The primary determinant of whether people choose to play a competitive or cooperative strategy when playing the game is "Neither the personality nor the game's title made any difference. People tended to play competitively if the promised rewards were large, and tended to play cooperatively if the rewards were small."

Explanation:

most people tend to be motivated by a reward that is being attached to a certain event. people tend to be competitive if the reward for playing large and definitely such people will play cooperatively if there will be no reward at the end of the game.

Answer 2

Answer:

(B) The label under which the game was played - competitive people tended to play cooperatively if the game was "Community" and cooperative people tended to play competitively if the game was "Wall Street."

Explanation:

The label in which the game was played plays a very important role in determining which team would likely win the game.

Ideally with the "Community Labels" would play cooperatively because they believe in team work and winning for their community.

And with the "wall street" they tend to play competitively because the believe they are more of competing between themselves.