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. 1996 Nov 12;93(23):13421–13428. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.23.13421

Table 1.

Experimental design: Treatments and number of pairs

Designation Constituent game Matching protocol No. pairs (observations)
Single 1 1 Single-play 26 (26)
Single 2 2 Single-play 26 (26)
Repeat single 1 1 Repeat single play* 24 (360)
Single 1 exp 1 Single-play 17 (17)
Same 1 1 Repeat same pairs 22 (440)
Same 2 2 Repeat same pairs 23 (460)
Random 1 1 Repeat random pairs and roles 24 (480)
Random 2 2 Repeat random pairs and roles 24 (480)
*

Each player plays each counterpart exactly once, with role alternating between player 1 and 2. 

Sessions consist of 12 players, 6 pairs matched repeatedly. Others consisted of at least 8 players.