The cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying norm-enforcement behaviors under social observation
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DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-05762-6
Abstract: Abundant evidence has revealed that social observation could enhance people’s norm-enforcement behaviors to norm violators. However, whether such enhancement is strategically reputation-based without changes on awareness of social norms or it is accompanied with strengthened… read more here.
Keywords: observation; behaviors social; enforcement behaviors; social observation ... See more keywords
Social observation increases deontological judgments in moral dilemmas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2018.06.004
Abstract: Abstract A concern for positive reputation is one of the core motivations underlying various social behaviors in humans. The present study investigated how experimentally induced reputation concern modulates judgments in moral dilemmas. In a mixed-design… read more here.
Keywords: deontological judgments; social observation; moral dilemmas; judgments moral ... See more keywords
Roles of the MPFC and insula in impression management under social observation
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsab008
Abstract: Abstract People often engage in impression management by presenting themselves and others as socially desirable. However, specific behavioral manifestations and underlying neural mechanisms of impression management remain unknown. In this study, we investigated the neural… read more here.
Keywords: management; social observation; impression management; evaluation ... See more keywords
Social observation modulates the influence of socioeconomic status on pro-environmental behavior: an event-related potential study
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DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1428659
Abstract: Understanding the psychological antecedents of socioeconomic status (SES) on pro-environmental behavior is crucial for effectively encouraging individuals from different socioeconomic backgrounds to address environmental issues. Previous research has separately examined the influence of SES and… read more here.
Keywords: socioeconomic status; environmental behavior; social observation; pro environmental ... See more keywords
Social observation differentially affects prosocial learning of selfish and prosocial people
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1440302
Abstract: People often exhibit more socially favorable behaviors when observed by others, potentially influencing their cognitive skills and prosocial tendencies. Recent studies have found that individuals with intrinsic prosocial tendencies are non-responsive to social observation in… read more here.
Keywords: prosocial tendencies; social observation; observation differentially; intrinsic prosocial ... See more keywords