In your work you use video games to test human behaviour, would this mean you can basically use anything to test

Question: In your work you use video games to test human behaviour, would this mean you can basically use anything to test anything?...As long as it's relevant
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Asked by alicekelly to Jono on 20 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by pooboy, radsare1005, marden.
- Jono Bone answered on 20 Jun 2013:
  
  Hi Alice,
  
  No I ask very specific questions about how humans cooperate (or cheat) with each other. I also look at the role punishment plays in helping people to cooperate. When I say I use computer games, these are not normal computer games. I have designed them to replicate particular which let me test a hypothesis I have. For example, I have recently been looking at how cooperation and punishment is affected by having one player stronger at than another.

Question: In your work you use video games to test human behaviour, would this mean you can basically use anything to test anything?...As long as it's relevant