Reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naïve and strategic subjects
Abstract Is pro sociality a natural impulse or the result of a self-controlled behavior? We investigate this issue in a lab in the field experiment with participants from the general adult population in Italy. We find two key results: first, that there is a positive relationship between pro socialit...
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| description | Abstract Is pro sociality a natural impulse or the result of a self-controlled behavior? We investigate this issue in a lab in the field experiment with participants from the general adult population in Italy. We find two key results: first, that there is a positive relationship between pro sociality and strategic reasoning. Second, that reflectivity relates to lower pro sociality but only among strategic subjects, indicating that the intuitive view of pro sociality is valid only among strategic individuals. Non-strategic individuals are instead intuitively selfish. We surmise that these results emerge due to a common cognitive root between strategizing and pro sociality, namely empathy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4c375bc575d41c49f0ed0f3ef52b0242022-12-21T22:43:27ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-06-0111111510.1038/s41598-021-91960-3Reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naïve and strategic subjectsFrancesca Pancotto0Simone Righi1University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaUniversity Ca’Foscari of VeniceAbstract Is pro sociality a natural impulse or the result of a self-controlled behavior? We investigate this issue in a lab in the field experiment with participants from the general adult population in Italy. We find two key results: first, that there is a positive relationship between pro sociality and strategic reasoning. Second, that reflectivity relates to lower pro sociality but only among strategic subjects, indicating that the intuitive view of pro sociality is valid only among strategic individuals. Non-strategic individuals are instead intuitively selfish. We surmise that these results emerge due to a common cognitive root between strategizing and pro sociality, namely empathy.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91960-3 |
| spellingShingle | Francesca Pancotto Simone Righi Reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naïve and strategic subjects Scientific Reports |
| title | Reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naïve and strategic subjects |
| title_full | Reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naïve and strategic subjects |
| title_fullStr | Reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naïve and strategic subjects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naïve and strategic subjects |
| title_short | Reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naïve and strategic subjects |
| title_sort | reflectivity relates differently to pro sociality in naive and strategic subjects |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91960-3 |
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