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Comparing Responses Based on Reciprocity

Imagine two individuals, Alex and Ben, are each offered $1 out of a total of $100 in a take-it-or-leave-it scenario. If they accept, they get $1; if they reject, both they and the person making the offer get $0. Alex is described as being completely indifferent to the fairness of the offer, only caring about his own monetary gain. Ben is described as having a very strong preference for fairness and gets significant satisfaction from punishing what he perceives as greedy behavior. Compare the likely responses of Alex and Ben to this $1 offer and explain the reasoning behind each of their decisions.

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