Paper #1028

Título:

Social value orientation as a moral intuition: Decision-making in the dictator game

Autores:

Gert Cornelissen, Siegfried Dewitte y Luk Warlop

Data:

Abril 2007

Resumen:

We studied the decision making process in the Dictator Game and showed that decisions are the result of a two-step process. In a first step, decision makers generate an automatic, intuitive proposal. Given sufficient motivation and cognitive resources, they adjust this in a second, more deliberated phase. In line with the social intuitionist model, we show that one’s Social Value Orientation determines intuitive choice tendencies in the first step, and that this effect is mediated by the dictator’s perceived interpersonal closeness with the receiver. Self-interested concerns subsequently lead to a reduction of donation size in step 2. Finally, we show that increasing interpersonal closeness can promote pro-social decision-making.

Palabras clave:

Dictator game; social dilemma; decision-making; two stage model; social value orientation, interpersonal closeness

Códigos JEL:

C91, D81

Área de investigación:

Economía Experimental y del Comportamiento

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