Positive Interaction of Social Comparison and Personal Responsibility for Outcomes

Positive Interaction of Social Comparison and Personal Responsibility for Outcomes

We formulate and test a model that allows a sharp separation between social versus private and personal responsibility versus chance in the evaluation of outcomes. In the experiment, subjects choose between two lotteries, one low-risk and one high-risk. They could then observe the outcomes. By varyi...

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Main Authors: Jaroslaw eGrygolec, Giorgio eCoricelli, Aldo eRustichini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
fMRI
envy
pride
regret
social comparison
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00025/full

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