The dictator game often shows that individuals are willing to give away some of their money, indicating that people care about fairness and are willing to make financial sacrifices for the benefit of others. This contradicts the purely self-interested behavior predicted by some economic theories.

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The Dictator Game

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The dictator game

A) reveals nothing important about economic behavior because the money used is hypothetical.
B) demonstrates that people care about fairness and will sacrifice financially for others.
C) demonstrates nothing definitive about fairness, as concerns about the other player's perceptions will influence the dictator's choices.
D) regularly results in the dictator taking all of the money for him/herself, as economic theory would predict.

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