(Over-)Stylizing experimental findings and theorizing with sweeping generality Volume 2 Jena Economic Research Papers 2008-12-09 2008 2007 2008-092 Context-dependent preferences Experimental economics Equity theories Human decision making is a process guided by different and partly competing motivations that can each dominate behavior and lead to different effects depending on strength and circumstances. “Over-stylizing” neglects such competing concerns and context-dependence, although it facilitates the emergence of elaborate general theories. We illustrate by examples from social dilemma experiments and inequality aversion theories that sweeping empirical claims should be avoided. jportal_jpjournal_00000016 2008-12-10T07:57:13.501Z 2010-12-17T11:53:54.229Z