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Faithfulness-boost effect: Loyal teammate selection correlates with skill acquisition improvement in online games

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PLOS ONE
Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211014

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  1. Universidad de Buenos Aires [UBACyT 20020130200096BA, 20020170100765BA, UBACyT 20020170100765BA]
  2. CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnologicas) [PIO13320150100020CO]
  3. STICAmSud (CC-SEM)
  4. ANPCyT (Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica) [PICT-2015-2761, PICT-2015-0370]
  5. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion Productiva, CC-SEM
  6. CONICET [PIO13320150100020CO]
  7. ANPCyT [PICT-2015-2761, PICT-2015-0370]

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The problem of skill acquisition is ubiquitous and fundamental to life. Most tasks in modern society involve the cooperation with other subjects. Notwithstanding its fundamental importance, teammate selection is commonly overlooked when studying learning. We exploit the virtually infinite repository of human behavior available in Internet to study a relevant topic in anthropological science: how grouping strategies may affect learning. We analyze the impact of team play strategies in skill acquisition using a turn-based game where players can participate individually or in teams. We unveil a subtle but strong effect in skill acquisition based on the way teams are formed and maintained during time. Faithfulness-boost effect provides a skill boost during the first games that would only be acquired after thousands of games. The tendency to play games in teams is associated with a long-run skill improvement while playing loyally with the same teammate significantly accelerates short-run skill acquisition.

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