![]() ![]() But this strategy is very different from the old English saying. Research in Game Theory has shown that the tit-for-tat strategy, developed by mathematical psychologist Anatol Rapaport, is the most successful in resolving conflicts in direct competition. In other words, maybe it means it is not easy to be in others’ shoes, to feel them, and to see through their perspective. That’s the neuroscientific explanation for the force escalation. That is, each participant felt their response of force 1.4X equal to force X exerted upon them by the other. “Self-generated forces are perceived as weaker than externally generated forces of same magnitude”, quotes the experimenter. This shows that force escalation occurs rapidly even when we think we are just responding back equally – tit-for-tat. The point to be noted here is that all this while the participants were thinking that they were responding equally. This means that after A applied a force X on B, B responded with 1.4X and then A responded back with 1.4 of 1.4X and so on. For every turn, the force applied increased by a mean of 40 percent. In all cases, the force escalation occurred rapidly – touches soon turned into hard presses. Their equal response was actually their “perception”. ![]() Again participant A exerted back the same force and so it went on for a few turns.īut surprisingly, what also went on was the force applied. Participant B responded with an “equal force X”. The experiment began by participant A taking the first turn and applying a force X on participant B. They were instructed to apply the same force that had just been exerted on them. In this tit-for-tat experiment, the participants worked in pairs to press back on another’s finger after receiving pressure on their own using a mechanical device. ![]()
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