Cooperation is crucial for the success of social interactions. Given its importance, humans
should readily be able to use available cues to predict how likely others are to cooperate …

Although cooperation can lead to mutually beneficial outcomes, cooperative actions only
pay off for the individual if others can be trusted to cooperate as well. Identifying trustworthy …

Perceived beauty is one of the strongest predictors of perceived cooperativeness, causing
the “beauty bias”. Through a large three-stage incentivized behavioral and rating experiment …

Judgments about people's trustworthiness are made frequently and have important real-life
consequences. However, the accuracy of these judgments is debated. We therefore …

We experimentally study the effect of the mode of digital communication on the emergence
of trust in a principal‐agent relationship. We consider three modes of communication that …

We contribute to the ongoing debate in the psychological literature on the role of “thin slices”
of observable information in predicting others' social behavior, and its generalizability to …

Cooperation is at the heart of life on Earth. It binds together organisms, families, and
societies. One of the most ubiquitous tools for studying cooperation is game theory, which …

Remote work arrangements and increased virtual communication are commonplace.
Particularly in organizations, virtual communication has become an essential tool for …

We empirically examine the value of modern digital communication tools for inducing
prosocial behavior. In our online experiment (N= 594), charity members transmit a …

We experimentally study the effect of the mode of digital communication on the emergence
of swift trust in a principal-agent relationship. We consider three modes of communication …