Selfless giving

Daniel M. Bartels; Trevor Kvaran; Shaun Nichols

doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2013.07.009

Selfless giving

Daniel M. Bartels, Trevor Kvaran, Shaun Nichols

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Abstract

In four studies, we show that people who anticipate more personal change over time give more to others. We measure and manipulate participants' beliefs in the persistence of the defining psychological features of a person (e.g., his or her beliefs, values, and life goals) and measure generosity, finding support for the hypothesis in three studies using incentive-compatible charitable donation decisions and one involving hypothetical choices about sharing with loved ones.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	392-403
Number of pages	12
Journal	Cognition
Volume	129
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2013.07.009
State	Published - Nov 2013

Keywords

Altruism
Decision making
Intertemporal Choice
Morality
Personal identity
Values

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Language and Linguistics
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Linguistics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience

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