In two experiments we investigated the interpersonal effects of anger and disappointment in negotiations. Whereas previous research has focused on the informational inferences bargainers make following emotions, we emphasize the importance of the affective reactions to others’ emotions. Our...

In two experiments we studied the relation between dependency and deception in the ultimatum bargaining game. Participants could deceive the other player about the value of the chips they bargained over. Dependency was manipulated by manipulating the consequences of rejecting a proposal for both...

In this article we investigate the behavior and motives of people in a positive and negative valence Ultimatum Bargaining Game (UBG). In this last game the allocator and recipient both have the same initial endowment and bargain about how to divide a certain loss. In Experiment 1 we show by...