"Economic man" in cross-cultural perspective: behavioral experiments in 15 small-scale societies

Behavior and Brain Sciences • Vol/Iss. 28 • Published In • Pages: 795-855 •
By Henrich, Joseph, Boyd, Robert, Bowles, Samuel, Camerer, Colin, Fehr, Ernst, Gintis, Herbert, McElreath, Richard L., Alvard, Michael, Barr, Abigail, Ensminger, Jean, Henrich, Natalie Smith, Hill, Kim, Gil-White, Francisco, Gurven, Michael, Marlowe, Frank W., Patton, John Q., Tracer, David

Hypothesis

In an economic game, people will behave in a way that maximizes their own gain (803).

Note

This hypothesis, also called the selfishness axiom, was violated in every society studied.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
OtherNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
SelfishnessUNKNOWNEthics