Another agent’s mental state must be inferred, or money must be allocated between the participant and another player; inference accuracy and allocation patterns are the measures.
This family contains 6 tasks and cross-lists 1 more.
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Social cognition and social choice tasks¶
Another agent’s mental state must be inferred, or money must be allocated between the participant and another player; inference accuracy and allocation patterns are the measures.
This family contains 6 tasks and cross-lists 1 more.
Dictator Game¶
One-shot allocation task in which a proposer unilaterally divides an endowment between self and a passive receiver; indexes altruism and social preferences. Engages 4 processesSocial decision makingValuationPerspective takingReciprocity. 2 aliasesDictator GameDG, 9 variationsStandard Dictator GameTake GameGive-or-Take GameDouble DictatorEarned vs. Windfall EndowmentAudience/Observation EffectsN-Person DictatorCharitable Giving DictatorExit Option.
False Belief¶
Wimmer & Perner–style narrative in which a protagonist holds a belief the participant knows to be false; correct prediction of the protagonist’s action indexes mentalizing. Engages 4 processesPerspective takingSelf-other distinctionSocial perceptionLanguage comprehension. 3 aliasesSally-Anne TaskTheory of Mind TaskToM Task, 11 variationsSally-Anne / Change-of-LocationUnexpected Contents (Smarties/Crayon Box)Second-Order False BeliefDiverse Beliefs TaskImplicit False Belief (Looking Time)Anticipatory LookingAnimated Triangles (Heider-Simmel)Cartoon/Story Vignette TasksBelief-Desire ReasoningAdult False Belief with Reaction TimeCompetitive False Belief (Deception).
Prisoner’s Dilemma¶
Two-player one-shot or iterated game with cooperate/defect choices and asymmetric payoffs; choice patterns index cooperation and strategic reasoning. Engages 6 processesSocial decision makingCooperationCompetitionReciprocityStrategy usePerspective taking. 4 aliasesPrisoner’s DilemmaPDIterated Prisoner’s DilemmaIterated PD, 12 variationsSingle-Shot (One-Round) PDIterated PD (Repeated Games)Sequential PDMultiplayer/Public Goods VersionPD with CommunicationPD with Punishment OptionPD with Varying Payoff MatricesPD against Computer OpponentsPD with Reputation InformationContinuous PDAsymmetric Prisoner’s DilemmaOptional Prisoner’s Dilemma.
Reading the Mind in the Eyes¶
Choice of the best-matching mental-state word for a photograph of the eye region; accuracy indexes complex emotion and mental-state inference. Engages 4 processesPerspective takingEmotion recognitionSocial perceptionFace perception. 4 aliasesRMETEyes TestBaron-Cohen Eyes TaskReading the Mind in the Eyes Test, 5 variationsRMET Revised (36 items)RMET Short Form (15–18 items)RMET Child VersionDynamic Eyes TaskFull-Face vs. Eyes-Only.
Trust Game¶
Two-stage exchange in which an investor transfers a fraction of an endowment (multiplied on receipt), and a trustee returns some fraction; amounts transferred index trust and reciprocity. Engages 5 processesSocial decision makingReciprocityPerspective takingRisk processingCooperation. 3 aliasesTrust GameTGInvestment Game, 7 variationsStandard Two-Stage Trust GameOne-Shot vs. RepeatedMultiplier VariationTrust Game with ReputationPartner Selection Trust GameAnonymous vs. Face-to-FaceSocial Identity Manipulation.
Ultimatum Game¶
Proposer offers a division of an endowment; responder accepts or rejects. Rejection of unfair offers indexes inequity aversion and strategic punishment. Engages 4 processesSocial decision makingReciprocityEmotion regulationValuation. 2 aliasesUltimatum GameUG, 9 variationsStandard UltimatumStrategy MethodMulti-Round UltimatumThird-Party PunishmentProposer CompetitionAsymmetric InformationStake VariationAnonymous vs. Identified PartnersUltimatum with Earned vs. Windfall Endowment.
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Weapons Identification
Conflict and interference tasks
Race prime creates a congruence effect on categorization; could be filed under social cognition
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Weapons Identification
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Race prime creates a congruence effect on categorization; could be filed under social cognition