Cooperation and Confrontation in Intergroup Interaction Based on the Prisoner’s Dilemma Model

Abstract

AbstractIntergroup interaction differs from interpersonal interaction in a number of specific features. Confrontation and cooperation in inter-group interaction have different rates according to the conditions in which the interaction takes place. This article presents the study results of the features of cooperation and confrontation in intergroup interaction in the framework of the game theory model—the prisoner’s dilemma. With the help of a business game created on the basis of the prisoner’s dilemma, the features of interaction between groups and individuals are studied. On the basis of the method of mathematical statistics of the Fisher’s φ-criterion, the features of intergroup and interpersonal interaction in different conditions were compared. Significant differences were found in the ratio of confrontational and cooperative actions between the subjects of intergroup interaction under different game conditions. The differences between the subjects of inter-group and interpersonal interaction were also established. Conclusions are drawn about the qualitative differences between intergroup and interpersonal interaction.KeywordsSocial dilemmaPrisoner’s dilemmaConfrontationCooperationIntergroup interactionInterpersonal interaction