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Individual differences in behavioural inhibition explain free riding in public good games when punishment is expected but not implemented
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Skatova, Anya and Ferguson, Eamonn (2013) Individual differences in behavioural inhibition explain free riding in public good games when punishment is expected but not implemented. Behavioral and Brain Functions, 9 (1). 3. doi:10.1186/1744-9081-9-3 ISSN 1744-9081.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-9081-9-3
Abstract
Heterogeneity in contribution levels within public goods games (PGGs) is indicative of individual self- or other-regarding preferences. Reward and punishment mechanisms have been demonstrated to affect contributions in the PGGs. This paper examines whether dispositional sensitivities to rewards and punishments (BIS and BAS) explain some behavioural heterogeneity in PGGs. Seventy-two participants took part in a sequential PGG, in which, prior to making a decision about contributing, participants received information about how much their co-players had donated, which was manipulated either as high or low. They also completed the Carver and White BIS/BAS scales. Participants contributed more when other members of their group contributed a high proportion of the initial endowment and less when others gave a low amount. When participants knew that their group members had contributed a high amount, BAS Reward Responsiveness was significantly negatively correlated with the contribution levels, while BIS-anxiety was positively related to a lower proportion of zero contributions. The findings are interpreted in relation to strategic responding in the PGGs. Motivational traits, such as those conceptualized in Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory, are proposed to underlie pro-social behavioural preferences.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Behavioral and Brain Functions | ||||
| Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 1744-9081 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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| Volume: | 9 | ||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||
| Article Number: | 3 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1186/1744-9081-9-3 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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