Players' rationality and prisoners' dilemma game

Citation
T. Namekata et Y. Namekata, Players' rationality and prisoners' dilemma game, SOCIOL TH M, 14(2), 1999, pp. 127-133
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND METHODS
ISSN journal
09131442 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
127 - 133
Database
ISI
SICI code
0913-1442(1999)14:2<127:PRAPDG>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
In this paper we assume explicitly that a player has an incentive to a coop erative behavior in prisoners' dilemma game and try to explain the realizat ion of cooperative behavior. In addition to the usual utility-maximizer, we add some types of players who have a tendency to a cooperative behavior an d show that some of the latter types contribute the realization of cooperat ion in a long period of interaction. Further in the replicator dynamics of the average payoff game it is shown that as the time goes to infinity the r atio of the selfish type decreases to 0% and that of Sticky Tit-for-Two-Tat s (STF2T) increases. Also we propose a new learning model where the ratio o f the selfish type remains the same and that of cooperative type increases in terms of STF2T.