Social preferences trump emotions in human responses to unfair offers

Abstract People commonly reject unfair offers even if this leaves them worse off. Some explain this as a rational response based on social preferences. Others argue that emotions override self-interest in the determination of rejection behavior. We conducted an experiment in which we measured respon...

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Main Authors: Vincent Buskens, Ingrid Kovacic, Elwin Rutterkamp, Arnout van de Rijt, David Terburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36715-y