Introduction
The Behavioral Economics and Cooperation Team is focused on understanding the development of trust, fairness, reciprocity, and other dimensions of human cooperation. This group is particularly interested in understanding how these behaviors differ in individuals affected by mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. In addition to more traditional questionnaire methods of assessment, Behavioral Economic games (e.g., the Prisoners Dilemma) are often used by this team to assess different aspects of cooperation. The goals for this group include understanding the development of different cooperative strategies used by people, determining the optimal strategies for interacting in different groups, and developing assessment and intervention tools to help individuals with cooperative deficits become more functional in social groups.
Faculty
Dr. C. Brendan Clark
409 Jabara Hall
c.brendan.clark@wichita.edu