The application of the prisoner’s dilemma on the ability of different age groups on the ability to trust others online
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
With the rise of the internet more people are beginning to rely on it. People may be more likely now to trust someone on the internet even if they had previous bad experiences. It was hypothesized that elementary students would be more likely to sell out in comparison to adults and high school students. This research was to find if a person will continue to choose the same answer even if they are betrayed in another experience. Groups of varying ages were assembled and told upon completion of the project they would get a reward based on how many points they earned. They were then told the rules to the prisoner’s dilemma, provided forms to fill out, indicating whether they would sell out their partner or keep quiet, and after this they were told what their partner answered. This was repeated with randomized partners nine more times, but on the last trial they were asked to explain how they felt about the partners they were given throughout. An one-way anova test showed that there was a significant difference between groups [F(2,37)= 4.94, P= >.05]. Post hoc comparisons using a Tukey test indicated that the mean score for Adults (M = 2.75, SD = 1.9129) was significantly different from high school students (M = 6.64 , SD = 3.01). This showed that High school students were more likely to sell out in comparison to adults.
Recommended Citation
Corn, Gabriel, "The application of the prisoner’s dilemma on the ability of different age groups on the ability to trust others online" (2017). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 246.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2017/all/246
Location
Wall 308
Start Date
3-25-2017 10:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The application of the prisoner’s dilemma on the ability of different age groups on the ability to trust others online
Wall 308
With the rise of the internet more people are beginning to rely on it. People may be more likely now to trust someone on the internet even if they had previous bad experiences. It was hypothesized that elementary students would be more likely to sell out in comparison to adults and high school students. This research was to find if a person will continue to choose the same answer even if they are betrayed in another experience. Groups of varying ages were assembled and told upon completion of the project they would get a reward based on how many points they earned. They were then told the rules to the prisoner’s dilemma, provided forms to fill out, indicating whether they would sell out their partner or keep quiet, and after this they were told what their partner answered. This was repeated with randomized partners nine more times, but on the last trial they were asked to explain how they felt about the partners they were given throughout. An one-way anova test showed that there was a significant difference between groups [F(2,37)= 4.94, P= >.05]. Post hoc comparisons using a Tukey test indicated that the mean score for Adults (M = 2.75, SD = 1.9129) was significantly different from high school students (M = 6.64 , SD = 3.01). This showed that High school students were more likely to sell out in comparison to adults.
