Give and Ye Shall Be Recognized
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Game theory attempts to dissect the rules by which humans interact. In his commentary, Wedekind discusses some new results in a recent paper in Nature that suggest that some acts of altruism may not be so altruistic after all. A donation to a street musician or a beggar may actually be an act of self-interest, if the giving can be observed by others and increases the donor9s social status.
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Individual-based simulations show that if the cost-to-benefit ratio is sufficiently low, and the amount of information about the co-player's past sufficiently high, cooperation based on discrimination can emerge.
“Individual-based simulations show that if the cost-to-benefit ratio is sufficiently low, and the amount of information about the co-player's past sufficiently high, cooperation based on discrimination can emerge.”
From Evolution of indirect reciprocity (2005) · cites this paper as [37]
In the resulting population, help is channelled towards those who help.
“In the resulting population, help is channelled towards those who help 35-37 .”
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- Authors
- Wedekind, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Bern (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Wedekind, Claus
- ORCID
- Wedekind, Claus
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1998-06-26
- Volume
- 280
- Issue
- 5372
- Pages
- 2070-2071
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1641448456
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 4.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
- Keywords
- altruism, self-interest, social status, reputation, costly signaling, game theory, human interaction
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