Hine, Donald W

Gifford, Robert

Heath, Yuko

Cooksey, Ray W

Quain, Peter

2009

Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) is introduced as a new tool for investigating decision making in commons dilemmas. University undergraduates (N = 171) managed a virtual fishery, with 2 computer-simulated fishers, over 60 seasons. Level 1 HLM analyses revealed that participants took significantly more fish during seasons when feedback suggested fish stocks, fish Value, and fishing expenses were high; and when noncooperative and cooperative others had taken more fish and fewer fish, respectively, in the previous season. Level 2 analyses produced several cross-level interactions, indicating that participants' use of feedback information varied as a function of their social values and environmental attitudes.

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39(3), p. 564-588

1559-1816

0021-9029

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5054

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc

Cue Utilization Approach for Investigating Harvest Decisions in Commons Dilemmas

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