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Bridging psychology and game theory yields interdependence theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Paul A. M. Van Lange  and
Marcello Gallucci
Paul A. M. Van Lange*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychology, Free University, 1081BTAmsterdam, The Netherlands
Marcello Gallucci*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychology, Free University, 1081BTAmsterdam, The Netherlands
*
pam.van.lange@psy.vu.nl
m.gallucci@psy.vu.nl
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Abstract:

This commentary focuses on the parts of psychological game theory dealing with preference, as illustrated by team reasoning, and supports the conclusion that these theoretical notions do not contribute above and beyond existing theory in understanding social interaction. In particular, psychology and games are already bridged by a comprehensive, formal, and inherently psychological theory, interdependence theory (Kelley & Thibaut 1978; Kelley et al. 2003), which has been demonstrated to account for a wide variety of social interaction phenomena.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 177 - 178
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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