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Trust Game Cooperation Falsifies Max U
In the anonymous one-shot trust game, Max U predicts the first mover stops the game for the safe equilibrium payoff, yet about half of first movers pass, and two-thirds to three-quarters of second movers reciprocate cooperatively rather than defecting and taking all the money, falsifying the self-interest prediction even with extreme payoffs.
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Vernon SmithEvidence Quote
“we were giving this Max U it's best shot... Well, we were dead wrong. Half of the subjects moved down on that game... two-thirds to three-quarters of those assigned $15 to the first mover and take $25.”
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:22:45 AM
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