More cooperation compensates for lower self-esteem in social dilemmas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110878
Abstract: Abstract This research examined how self-esteem influences a person's strategy for social dilemmas where their own interests are in conflict with social interests. Using the Prisoner's Dilemma game, we designed three studies and observed robust… read more here.
Keywords: social dilemmas; self esteem; study; cooperation ... See more keywords
A functional MRI study on how oxytocin affects decision making in social dilemmas: Cooperate as long as it pays off, aggress only when you think you can win
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.06.011
Abstract: ABSTRACT We investigate if the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT), known to moderate social behaviour, influences strategic decision making in social dilemmas by facilitating the integration of incentives and social cues. Participants (N = 29) played two… read more here.
Keywords: decision; game; social cues; making social ... See more keywords
Trust, Trolleys and Social Dilemmas: A Replication Study
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DOI: 10.1037/xge0000295
Abstract: The present manuscript addresses how perceived trustworthiness of cooperative partners in a social dilemma context is influenced by the moral judgments those partners make on Trolley-type moral dilemmas; an issue recently investigated by Everett, Pizarro,… read more here.
Keywords: social dilemma; trolleys social; trust; trust trolleys ... See more keywords
Motives relate to cooperation in social dilemmas but have an inconsistent association with leadership evaluation
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45931-4
Abstract: A common assumption is that good leaders are driven by a power motive that motivates them to influence others. However, leaders need to restrain themselves in social dilemmas where cooperation maximizes collective outcomes. We theorize… read more here.
Keywords: leadership; power motive; evaluation; cooperation ... See more keywords
Seasonal payoff variations and the evolution of cooperation in social dilemmas
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49075-3
Abstract: Varying environmental conditions affect relations between interacting individuals in social dilemmas, thus affecting also the evolution of cooperation. Oftentimes these environmental variations are seasonal and can therefore be mathematically described as periodic changes. Accordingly, we… read more here.
Keywords: evolution cooperation; local ordering; periodic changes; cooperation ... See more keywords
Can teaching social dilemmas make people more prosocial? An experiment
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DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2016.1270885
Abstract: ABSTRACT Economics and business students regularly behave less prosocially than others. Can ethics training reverse this tendency? Results from a repeated public goods experiment reveal that it can. Students who attend an interactive lecture on… read more here.
Keywords: teaching social; prosocial experiment; make people; dilemmas make ... See more keywords