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The lab versus the virtual lab and virtual field - an experimental investigation of trust games with communication
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Abstract We study trust games in a virtual world environment and contrast results with laboratory studies, with and without personal interaction enabled by the virtual world platform. Particular attention is given to the motives that drive behavior in the various environments and to issues that are context d... view more
We study trust games in a virtual world environment and contrast results with laboratory studies, with and without personal interaction enabled by the virtual world platform. Particular attention is given to the motives that drive behavior in the various environments and to issues that are context dependent, particularly communication and social distance. We find that allowing for personal interaction through a virtual world interface increases the amount sent relative to laboratory results, but that subjects recruited in the virtual world give and return less than the laboratory control group with the same virtual world interface.... view less
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
Experiments; Trust; Communication; Cooperation; Cheap talk; Virtual Worlds
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 716-724
Journal
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 72 (2009) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2009.07.013
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)