In rejecting small offers in the ultimatum game, the recipients are typically objecting to the unfair intent behind the offer rather than the magnitude of the offer itself. We know this because:
A) The minimum acceptable offer stated by responders are roughly equal in ultimatum games with a second-party human proposer or a third-party human proposer but the minimum acceptable is much lower with a computerized proposer.
B) The minimum acceptable offer stated by responders are roughly equal in ultimatum games with a human proposer or a third-party proposer but the minimum acceptable is much higher with a computerized proposer.
C) The minimum acceptable offer stated by responders when playing against a human proposer is much lower than when playing against a computerized proposer.
D) The minimum acceptable offer stated by responders are roughly equal in ultimatum games with a computerized proposer and a third-party proposer but the minimum acceptable is much lower when playing with a second-party proposer.

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The difference in minimum acceptable offers between games with human proposers (either second-party or third-party) and a computerized proposer suggests that the rejection of low offers is more about perceived unfairness or intent from human proposers, rather than the amount itself. When playing against a computer, which lacks intent, responders are more willing to accept lower offers, indicating that their objections in the human proposer scenarios are likely due to perceived unfair intentions.

In Rejecting Small Offers in the Ultimatum Game, the Recipients