Table 1 The likelihood of choosing the zero-sum option across the five different stages in the $1 condition (left), $5 condition (middle) and both conditions combined (left) (Study 3A).

From: The fear of conflict leads people to systematically avoid potentially valuable zero-sum situations

 

$1 Condition

$5 Condition

Overall

% non-zero-sum

% zero-sum

χ2 test

% non-zero-sum

% zero-sum

χ2 test

% non-zero-sum

% zero-sum

χ2 test

1st choice

80.40

19.60

n = 102

75.20

24.80

n = 105

77.80

22.20

n = 207

χ2 = 40.4, p < 0.001

χ2 = 28.0, p < 0.001

χ2 = 67.7, p < 0.001

2nd choice

71.60

23.40

n = 81

75.90

24.10

n = 79

73.70

26.30

n = 160

χ2 = 15.6, p < 0.001

χ2 = 22.3, p < 0.001

χ2 = 37.6, p < 0.001

3rd choice

67.20

32.80

n = 58

65

35

n = 60

66.10

33.90

n = 118

χ2 = 7.0, p = 0.009

χ2 = 5.5, p = 0.019

χ2 = 12.5, p < 0.001

4th choice

78.40

21.60

n = 37

67.70

33.30

n = 39

72.40

27.60

n = 76

χ2 = 12.7, p < 0.001

χ2 = 4.4, p = 0.036

χ2 = 15.8, p < 0.001

5th choice

89.30

10.70

n = 28

88.50

11.50

n = 26

88.90

11.10

n = 54

χ2 = 19.7, p < 0.001

χ2 = 17.4, p < 0.001

χ2 = 37.2, p < 0.001

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