Social Sciences
8 years ago

Changing partners boosts trust and communication in relationships, study finds.

International Journal of Economic Theory
Changing partners in a cheap talk game: Experimental evidence
Olivier Bonroy, Alexis Garapin, Daniel Llerena

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The study looked at how being able to change partners affects communication in a game. Players had to share private information with their partners. In one version, players could switch partners, while in the other, they couldn't. The researchers found that being able to change partners led to better communication. Surprisingly, this was because players trusted the messages more, not because they were more honest about their private information.