Decades of research document individual differences in prosocial behavior using controlled
experiments that model social interactions in situations of interdependence. However …

Broadly defined, social dilemmas involve a conflict between immediate self-interest and
longer-term collective interests. These are challenging situations because acting in one's …

Abstract During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, people in Qatar—similar to most countries
globally—were instructed by health authorities to adopt protective behaviors to avoid …

While there are growing bodies of research examining both the differences between strongly
and poorly socially performing firms, and the impact of firm leaders on other strategic …

Although it is commonly believed that women are kinder and more cooperative than men,
there is conflicting evidence for this assertion. Current theories of sex differences in social …

Two experiments, one conducted with American college students and one with Israeli pilots
and their instructors, explored the predictive power of reputation-based assessments versus …

Game-theoretic experiments have revealed substantial individual differences where the
game allows for off-equilibrium behavior such as trust and reciprocity. We explore the …

Despite decades of experimental social dilemma research,“theoretical integration has
proven elusive”(Smithson & Foddy, 1999, p. 14). To advance a theory of decision making in …

Using a large Australian social survey, combined with precise data on neighbourhood
characteristics, I explore the factors that affect trust at a local level ('localised trust') and at a …

Economic games are well-established experimental paradigms for modeling social decision
making. A large body of literature has pointed to the heterogeneity of behavior within many …