We conducted experiments on norm focusing. The tests were carried out with
two versions of dictator games: in one version of the game, the dictator had
to allocate a gain of e10, while in the other version, a loss of e−10 needs to
be allocated. In a first treatment, we focused subjects on the average giving
in similar previous dictator games. The second treatment focused subjects
on the behaviour of what a self-interested actor should do. In total, N = 550
participants took part in our experiments. We found (1) a significant difference
in giving behaviour between gain and loss treatments, with subjects being
moderately more self-interested in the loss domain, (2) a significant effect
of focusing subjects on the average behaviour of others, but (3) no effect of
focusing subjects on the behaviour of self-interested actors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:88283 |
| Date | 27 November 2023 |
| Creators | Windrich, Ivo, Kierspel, Sabrina, Neumann, Thomas, Berger, Roger, Vogt, Bodo |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 930976 |
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