relatively complex environments. In this experiment we test whether subjects are more likely to use imitation if they are under … stress. Subjects play a repeated Cournot oligopoly. Treatments are time pressure within the task and distractions through a … second task (a Stroop-task) that has to be performed as well and influences payment. We measure stress levels through …

relatively complex environments. In this experiment we test whether subjects are more likely to use imitation if they are under … stress. Subjects play a repeated Cournot oligopoly. Treatments are time pressure within the task and distractions through a … second task (a Stroop-task) that has to be performed as well and influences payment. We measure stress levels through salivary …

related to stress can help explain individual differences in tournament entry. Experiment 1 studies whether stress responses … voluntary tournament. We find that competing increases stress levels. This cortisol response does not predict tournament entry … (measured as salivary cortisol) to taking part in a mandatory tournament predict individual willingness to participate in a …

explain the gender gap in competitiveness. Experiment 1 studies whether stress responses (measured with salivary cortisol and … correlated with choosing to enter the voluntary competition for women. In Experiment 2 we exogenously induce stress using the … differently to acute stressors. We use two laboratory experiments to investigate whether factors related to stress can help …

-reporting and salivary cortisol. The study finds that PRP subjects had significantly higher cortisol levels and self-rated stress … randomly allocate subjects into a work task paid either by performance or a fixed payment. Stress is measured through self …

We run an experiment that gives subjects the opportunity to hedge away ambiguity in an Ellsberg-style experiment …

by a draw from an Ellsberg urn. In a within-subject experiment, subjects make decisions in three different bargaining …

former is more flexible, but the latter is often preferred for its simplicity. We conduct an experiment where subjects place …

and that all learning algorithms are subject to exploitation with the notable exception of imitation. The experiment was …We use an experiment to explore how subjects learn to play against computers which are programmed to follow one of a … play, imitation, reinforcement learning, and a trial & error process. We test whether subjects try to influence those …