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

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 …

As people spend increasing proportions of their daily lives using social media, such as
Twitter and Facebook, they are being invited to support myriad political causes by sharing …

Models indicate that opportunities for reputation formation can play an important role in
sustaining cooperation and prosocial behavior. Results from experimental economic games …

Social justice is a term that originates in philosophical discourse but is widely used in both
ordinary language and social science, often without being clearly defined. We trust the …

Trust is a key aspect of various social interactions. Correspondingly, trust has been heavily
studied across different scientific disciplines. However, an integration of the diverse research …

Social psychologists have long recognized that people fundamentally differ with respect to
their social value orientation (SVO), that is, self‐regarding versus other regarding …

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 …

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 …

Concerning the dispositional determinants of prosocial behavior and cooperation, work
based on the classic 5 personality factors, and especially Agreeableness, has turned out …