Manja Gärtner, D. Andersson, D. Västfjäll, G. Tinghög
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Abstract
We study the effects of experimental manipulation of decision mode
(rational “brain” vs. affective “heart”) and individual difference in
processing styles (intuition vs. deliberation) on prosocial behavior. In a
survey experiment with a diverse sample of the Swedish population
(n = 1,828), we elicited the individuals’
processing style and we experimentally manipulated reliance on affect or
reason, regardless of subjects’ preferred mode. Prosocial behavior was
measured across a series of commonly used and incentivized games (prisoner’s
dilemma game, public goods game, trust game, dictator game). Our results
show that prosocial behavior increased for the affective (“heart”) decision
mode. Further, individual differences in processing style did not predict
prosocial behavior and did not interact with the experimental
manipulation.
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