Sharing the Fruit of Labor: Flexible Application of Justice Principles in an Ultimatum Game with Joint-Production

Article Article scientifique Article Sharing the Fruit of Labor: Flexible Application of Justice Principles in an Ultimatum Game with Joint-Production eng 2012 author Bediou Benoît 666038 author Sacharin Vera 709336 author Hill Christopher 633238 author Sander David 558712 author Scherer Klaus R. 0000-0001-9526-0144 22696 25-40 10.1007/s11211-012-0151-1 0885-7466 Individuals often need to negotiate how to distribute jointly produced goods—equally (e.g., 50:50) or equitably (e.g., proportionally to their contributions). We examined whether people have stable preferences, or whether they switch between equality and equity in different situations. Pairs of anonymous participants first produced a common pie, and then distributed it in an ultimatum game. Results suggest that individuals apply different justice principles depending on their contribution. When they produced less than 50%, proposers divided the pie equally. However, when they produced more than 50%, their offers fell between equality and equity. Responders' ratings of fairness and satisfaction varied similarly; with low production, equality was preferred, whereas with high production, equity was preferred. Nevertheless, equal and equitable offers were generally accepted, and only outright unfair offers were rejected. This suggests that individuals are relatively flexible about which justice principle should be applied, but punish proposers whose offers violate both principles. Anonymity Bargaining games Dictator games Entitlement Equality Equity Expectations Fairness Joint-production Justice principles preferences Proprety-rights Satisfaction Social distance Ultimatum game Dewey 128.37 Dewey 150 15 Centre interfacultaire en sciences affectives 0D8 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 1241 Affective sciences Social Justice Research 25 1 2dc6c234-02f3-4a0e-b36e-8a7ab75cdec9 Article (Published version) Public SharingtheFruitofLabor2012.pdf 730337 application/pdf openAccess Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire en sciences affectives Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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Sharing the Fruit of Labor: Flexible Application of Justice Principles in an Ultimatum Game with Joint-Production	Social Justice Research			2012	573	432

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