tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post1001568641091566203..comments2023-11-19T20:38:50.237-08:00Comments on Economic Logic: People are nastyEconomic Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171296292101248614noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-83894643032988669822009-09-04T05:01:18.982-07:002009-09-04T05:01:18.982-07:00I wonder if the result shows not so much how nasty...I wonder if the result shows not so much how nasty people are, but how experiments inherently drive "action" even if it runs counter to people's "normal" behavior. <br />First off, moral norms tell you not to punish, but these people sit in a paid experiment and might wonder and possibly be a bit uncomfortable about "doing nothing". The norm that experimenters push in their labs, after all, is attention and participation (that includes forbidding Blackberries and iPods, patrolling the lab, forbidding speech etc.). And the second problem: experiments are generally just a little - well, boring for the subjects. Inaction is strategically equivalent to action, but at least you got something to do in the half hour sitting there (without your Blackberry).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com