Table 1 Computational Model of investment behaviour in the multi-round trust task: Parameters, ranges and conceptual description of the parameters

From: Self-reported childhood family adversity is linked to an attenuated gain of trust during adolescence

Parameter symbol

Parameter name

Possible parameter values

Meaning

\({{{{{\boldsymbol{\alpha }}}}}}\)

Inequality aversion

\(\left\{{0,\, 0.4,\, 1}\right\}\)

Degree of sensitivity to an unfair outcome against the other player.

\({{{{{\boldsymbol{\omega}}}}}},\, {{{{{\boldsymbol{b}}}}}}^{{{{{\boldsymbol{T}}}}}} \, ({{{{\boldsymbol{\omega}}}}})\)

Risk Aversion

\(\left\{{0.4,\, 0.6,\, 0.8,\, 1,\, 1.2,\, 1.4,\, 1.6,\, 1.8 }\right\}\)

Multiplier for value of money kept over money returned by the partner.

\({{{{{\boldsymbol{k}}}}}}\)

Theory of Mind sophistication

\(\left\{{0,\, 1,\, 2,\, 3,\, 4}\right\}\)

Number of recursive reasoning steps in representing beliefs of the other player.

\({{{{{\boldsymbol{P}}}}}}\)

Planning

\(\left\{{1,\, 2,\, 3,\, 4}\right\}\)

Number of steps ahead planned into the interaction.

\({{{{{\boldsymbol{\zeta }}}}}}\)

Irritability

\(\left\{0,\, 0.25,\, 0.5,\, 0.75,\, 1\right\}\)

Measure of shift towards punishment behaviour, when experiencing below expectation partner actions.

\({{{{{\bf{q}}}}}}{{{{{\boldsymbol{(}}}}}}{{{{{\boldsymbol{\zeta }}}}}}{{{{{\boldsymbol{)}}}}}}\)

Irritation Awareness

\(\left\{0,\, 1,\, 2,\, 3,\, 4\right\}\)

Awareness of partner irritability. 0 = unaware, 4 = partner for sure irritable.

\({{{{{\boldsymbol{\beta }}}}}}\)

Inverse Temperature

\(\left\{\frac{1}{4},\, \frac{1}{3},\, \frac{1}{2},\, \frac{1}{1}\right\}\)

Measure of stochasticity in choices given their expected utilities.