Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/69580 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 4053
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Theory of mind and individual preferences are important determinants in social decision making. The current study examined in a large sample whether being a cooperative preference type is related with better theory of mind skills. Furthermore, by testing adolescents and adults, we examined the impact of age on this relation. Theory of mind is measured in a Public Goods Game. Results indicate that the cooperative type predicted other players. preference types more accurately in the first round of the Public Goods Game. Regarding age differences, cooperative adults estimated the behavior of players of the same type better than cooperative adolescents. Adolescents show lower cooperation levels and a slower adaption of behavior than adults indicating ongoing development of theory of mind in adolescence.
Subjects: 
theory of mind
social preferences
cooperative behavior
public goods game
JEL: 
C91
D03
D83
H42
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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