Self-activation is a two-edged sword: The effects of I primes on cooperation

Article Abstract:

The influence of I primes on cooperative behavior were examined. It was predicted that social value orientation influenced behavior to a stronger degree when activated in the self-activation hypothesis while the independent self-construal hypothesis predicted a stronger concern for one's own outcome and less cooperative behavior for individuals with an activated independent self-construal.

Cooperation (Economics), Cooperation, Hypothesis, Hypothesis (Logic)

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How to turn a hawk into a dove and vice versa: Interactions between emotions and goals in a give-some dilemma game

Article Abstract:

Emotional influences on behavior in a give-some dilemma game from a functional perspective are discussed. The observations show that individual differences in the behavioral consequences of induced emotional states were related to variation in chronic accessibility to goals that were general and associated with a certain state of emotion.

Emotions, Social dilemmas

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Appraising the unusual: Framing effects and moderators of uniqueness seeking and social projection

Article Abstract:

People's appraisals of unusual objects and their intuitions about whether others would like those objects are examined. It is revealed that perceptions of uniqueness are partly constructed and susceptible to framing, holding all other object properties constant.

United States, Psychological research

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