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

Objective Climate change is a serious threat. Personality psychologists can help address
this threat by understanding what kind of people tend to endorse proenvironmental attitudes …

Is creativity good, bad, or neutral? Although creative outcomes can serve malevolent
purposes, we argue the underlying processes that support creative expression—what we …

Although prior work has examined secret keeping, no prior work has examined who gets
told secrets. Five studies find compassion and assertiveness predict having secrets confided …

Prosociality can either be costly (eg, donating to charity) or costless (eg, posthumous organ
donation). Whereas links between personality and costly prosociality have been explored …

People are quick to form impressions of others' social class, and likely adjust their behavior
accordingly. If social class is linked to prosociality, as literature suggests, then an interaction …

Trust represents one of the most complex phenomena in social settings, in that, while it is
necessary for social interactions, it also renders one vulnerable to exploitation. Further, its …

Personality is important for a range of life outcomes. However, despite evidence that
personality changes across time, there is a concerning tendency for researchers outside of …

The dictator game is a well-known task measuring prosocial preferences, in which one
person divides a fixed amount of windfall money with a recipient. A key factor in real-world …

This chapter addresses how personality can be integrated within the new field of behavioral
economics. The authors review the role of traits in various economic processes and …