Reputational concerns, not altruism, motivate restraint when gambling with other people’s money
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Journal / Book Title
Frontiers in Psychology
Abstract
People may behave prosocially not only because they value the welfare of others, but also to protect their own reputation. We examined the separate roles of altruism and reputational concerns in moral-hazard gambling tasks, which allowed subjects to gamble with a partner’s money. In Study1, subjects who were told that their partner would see their choices were more prosocial. InStudy2, subjects were more prosocial to a single partner when their choices were transparent than when their choices were attributed to a third party. We conclude that reputational concerns are a key restraint on selfish exploitation under moral hazard.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00848
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Arfer, Kodi B.; Bixter, Michael T.; and Luhmann, Christian C., "Reputational concerns, not altruism, motivate restraint when gambling with other people’s money" (2015). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 599.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/599