Altruism

Question 1

Explain the dictator game experiment simply

Answer 1

In the dictator game, one person is given all the money and they decide how much to give to the other person. The recipient can’t say anything and they have no control of the situation this experiment, studies, altruism and fairness, and it helps research as explore how individuals allocate resources when they have the so power to make distribution choices.

Question 2

What are the factors that affect distribution of offers in the dictator game?

Answer 2

1. Social distance between dictator and recipient
2. Anonymity of dictator
3. Whether the endowment is earned or unearned

Question 3

What was the Andreoni and Miller ‘98 dictator game variation?

Answer 3

1. Dictators make choices for several budget sets
2. Tokens are held or passed and converted into points
3. One budget randomly selected and subjects are paid 10 cents per point.

Question 4

What is a budget set?

Answer 4

A collection of different combinations of goods and services that an individual can afford within their budget constraints