Motives, trust, and cooperation

Question 1

Social Value Orientation (SVO)

Answer 1

• the weights people assign to their own and other’s outcomes during interdependent situations (is their decision influenced by the outcomes for other ppl?)
• -altruists: maximize other’s gain, regardless of self outcomes
• -cooperators: maximize joint gain (both self and others) and equality (no substantial diff between everyone’s outcomes)
• -individualists: maxmimize self gain, regardless of other’s outcomes
• • competitors: maximize self RELATIVE to other’s gain; they want more/to do better than other people