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Exploring a dualism of human rationality: experimental study of a cheating contest game

  • Rational behavior is a standard assumption in science. Indeed, rationality is required for environmental action towards net-zero emissions or public health interventions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Yet, little is known about the elements of rationality. This paper explores a dualism of rationality comprised of optimality and consistency. By designing a new guessing game, we experimentally uncover and disentangle two building blocks of human rationality: the notions of optimality and consistency. We find evidence that rationality is largely associated to optimality and weakly to consistency. Remarkably, under uncertainty, rationality gradually shifts to a heuristic notion. Our findings provide insights to better understand human decision making.

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Author of HS ReutlingenHerzog, Bodo; Schnee, Stefanie
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-39308
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137675
ISSN:1661-7827
eISSN:1660-4601
Erschienen in:International journal of environmental research and public health
Publisher:MDPI
Place of publication:Basel
Document Type:Journal article
Language:English
Publication year:2022
Tag:behavioral sciences; consistency; decision making; dualism of rationality; guessing game; optimality; policy making; psychology
Volume:19
Issue:13
Page Number:13
Article Number:7675
DDC classes:610 Medizin, Gesundheit
Open access?:Ja
Licence (German):License Logo  Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International