An economist observes that in a laboratory game where the role of 'proposer' is assigned by a coin flip, proposers offer, on average, 40% of the total sum to 'responders'. Based solely on this finding, the economist concludes that in a real-world negotiation between a single powerful employer and a potential employee with few other job options, the employer will likely offer the worker about 40% of the value they jointly create. Which statement best identifies the primary flaw in this conclusion
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