When Getting More Makes Groups Seem Worth Less: Negotiating a ‘Better’ Deal in Prisoner Swaps Can Ironically Signal Low Self-Regard and Engender Disrespect

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<p>Prisoner exchanges between groups in conflict are often a first step towards peace. As with bargaining more generally, groups presumably try to get the best deal possible. But when exchanging human lives, can getting ‘more’ make your group seem worth less? Building on research on signals of self-regard at the interpersonal level, we consider whether certain behaviors—even strategically beneficial ones—can dimin...

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• Biological Evolution
• Cooperative Behavior
• Decision Making
• Game Theory
• Interpersonal Relations
• Models, Statistical
• Phenotype
• Time Factors

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db69b6d5-f7b6-56be-aee6-cbaaec180c8c

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10.31234/osf.io/j7xqg