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Comparing Economic Motivations
Consider two separate, one-time scenarios involving the distribution of money between a decision-maker and an anonymous stranger.
- Scenario 1: The decision-maker chooses to receive $10 for themselves and give $0 to the stranger, over an alternative of receiving $9 for themselves and giving $0 to the stranger.
- Scenario 2: The decision-maker chooses to receive $8 for themselves and give $8 to the stranger, over an alternative of receiving $10 for themselves and giving $0 to the stranger.
Compare the likely motivation of the decision-maker in Scenario 2 to the motivation of the decision-maker in Scenario 1. What does the choice in Scenario 2 reveal about the decision-maker's preferences?
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