Descriptor
| Behavior Patterns | 3 |
| Game Theory | 3 |
| Games | 3 |
| Adjustment (to Environment) | 1 |
| Animal Behavior | 1 |
| Biology | 1 |
| Decision Making | 1 |
| Elementary School Students | 1 |
| Evolution | 1 |
| Interpersonal Relationship | 1 |
| Models | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Smith, John Maynard – Scientific American, 1978
The topic of altruistic behavior is an important one in studying the evolution of behavior. It is questioned whether natural selection can actually favor patterns of behavior that apparently do not favor the survival of the individual. Game theory models are presented to help explore the problem. (MA)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Biology, Evolution
Peer reviewedLindskold, Svenn; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1970
Probes children's behavioral sensitivity to variation in reward probability and magnitude (bribes) and suggests that preadolescent children do respond to promises of positive inducements for cooperation in a mixed-motive situation. (WY)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Game Theory, Games
Coleman, James S. – Amer Behav Sci, 1969
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Decision Making, Game Theory
