0 a threat in which a person or group of people are warned that if they do not do a particular thing, something unpleasant will happen to them. It is usually the last and most extreme in a series of actions taken to bring about a particular result:
1 a demand that a person or group do something to avoid something unpleasant:
2 a warning, usually the last and most threatening one in a series, in which someone is told that if they take a particular action, something unpleasant will happen to them:
After the ultimatum, it decides more drastic action is needed.
They set ultimatums, albeit moveable ones, for militias to surrender.
A demonstrative (albeit extreme) example of such theoryconfirmation bias is evident in the research on testing the equilibrium prediction in ultimatum bargaining.
Factors affecting offer levels in the ultimatum game.
It is not an ultimatum game; they can discuss it freely.
Certainly, the specific aspects of design mentioned above represent significant departures from the standard scripting of ultimatum games.
Note that rejection in the ultimatum game is not some sort of repeated-game punishment strategy.
The ultimatum game is an experiment in which one person offers to split some resources with another person.