Patience is a virtue: Cooperative people have lower discount rates

被引:80
作者
Curry, Oliver S. [1 ]
Price, Michael E. [2 ]
Price, Jade G. [3 ]
机构
[1] London Sch Econ, Ctr Philosophy Nat & Social Sci, London WC2A 2AE, England
[2] Brunel Univ, Sch Social Sci, Dept Psychol, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, Middx, England
[3] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Anthropol, Ctr Evolutionary Psychol, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
reciprocal altruism; public-good game; discount rate; patience; cooperation;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2007.09.023
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Reciprocal altruism involves foregoing an immediate benefit for the sake of a greater long-term reward. It follows that individuals who exhibit a stronger preference for future over immediate rewards should be more disposed to engage in reciprocal altruism - in other words, 'patient' people should be more cooperative. The present study tested this prediction by investigating whether participants' contributions in a public-good game correlated with their 'discount rate'. The hypothesis was supported: patient people are indeed more cooperative. The paper discusses alternative interpretations of this result, and makes some suggestions for future research. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:780 / 785
页数:6
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