New model evaluates how reputation and indirect reciprocity affect cooperative behaviors
Published Date: 3/4/2024
Source: phys.org
In the complicated world of human interactions, helping others can come back around, a concept known as indirect reciprocity. It's like a societal credit score, where one's good deeds build up a good reputation, prompting others to return the favor in the future. But what if this credit score wasn't just a single individual's but shared with a group they're associated with?