Is Current “Repeat Player” Theory Much Ado Over Much Less—An Evidence-Based Overhaul

Authors

Edward P. McDermott

Abstract

This empirical study suggests that the existence and impact of the “repeat player effect” (“effect”) may be exaggerated. Legal and conflict resolution theorists suggest that the existence of repeat players is a process flaw. They opine that first time players (“one-shotters”) are at a disadvantage to repeat players. Stulberg extended this process flaw theory to mediation.

Recommended Citation

Edward P. McDermott, Is Current “Repeat Player” Theory Much Ado Over Much Less—An Evidence-Based Overhaul, 2025 J. Disp. Resol. (2026)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr/vol2025/iss2/8