# Self-Selection **Domain:** Labor markets / Gamification **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Self-selection** occurs when individuals choose to enter a task or arena, thereby revealing something about interest, confidence, resources, tolerance, or identity. ## Significance Participation can be informative without proving the trait the organizer hopes to measure. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2001/popular-information/) ## Routes [[wiki/Costly Signaling|Costly Signaling]] · [[wiki/Gamified Elicitation and Selection|Gamified Elicitation and Selection]] · [[wiki/Eligibility Regime|Eligibility Regime]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]