Why Are We So Uncharitable to Those Doing Good Deeds?
From veganism to fundraising, psychologists have found acts of altruism often attract mistrust and even anger.
The Guardian
Topics: Altruism Cooperation Generosity Morality Reputation
Mask Communication
It turns out getting someone to wear a mask has a lot to do with how you ask, and when, and who does the asking.
Planet Money, NPR
Topics: Altruism Bias Cooperation Reputation
New Study Finds People May Actually Lie to Appear More Honest
Lying to appear honest might sound like the stuff of tricksters and charlatans, but it’s something many people may do — and not for nefarious reasons.
Forbes
Topics: Honesty Reputation
Why Do Groups Protect Immoral Group Members?
When responding to moral violations within their group, people may experience a tension between their motivation to protect the group and their ethical beliefs.
Character & Context, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Topics: Ethics Group Identity Morality Reputation
Revenge Is Bittersweet at Best
Research is starting to reveal how the urge for vengeance may have evolved, when it can be useful, and what could prevent the violence it can provoke.
Knowable Magazine
Topics: Cooperation Cultural Evolution Group Conflict Reputation Revenge
Authenticity Under Fire
Researchers are calling into question authenticity as a scientifically viable concept.
Beautiful Minds, Scientific American
Topics: Bias Morality Reputation Values
Young Children Police Group Members at Personal Cost
Costly third-party punishment in kids age 3 to 6.
Daniel Yudkin
Topics: Cooperation Morality Reputation
How to Give Away Your Cake and Eat It Too
When people’s interests come into conflict with those of others, the freedom to choose sometimes creates a conflict between being seen as generous and kind versus getting what one wants.
Topics: Decision-Making Fairness Generosity Reputation
Empathy Is the Secret Ingredient That Makes Cooperation — and Civilization — Possible
Where do the cooperative skills that hold together human societies come from and why don’t our selfish instincts overwhelm them? Evolutionary game theory suggests that empathy is a crucial contributor.
The Conversation
Topics: Altruism Cooperation Empathy Morality Reputation Social Behavior Social Contagion
Are You ‘Virtue Signaling’?
Probably. But that doesn’t mean your outrage is inauthentic.
The New York Times
Topics: Morality Reputation Social Behavior Trust Values
Want to Make People Act More Generously? Try This Simple Mind Trick
If people think they’re being (metaphorically) watched, it makes them donate more.
Fast Company
Topics: Cooperation Generosity Reputation
How to Seem More Generous Than You Really Are
If you’re the sort of person who’d prefer to get something out of your generosity, a group of psychologists has the research you’ve been waiting for.
The Cut
Is the Key to Successful Prosocial Nudges Reputation?
Reputational motives drive prosocial behavior. How can we harness them for good?
Behavioral Scientist
Topics: Altruism Cooperation Reputation Social Behavior
Larry David and the Game Theory of Anonymous Donations
What’s intriguing about anonymous giving, and other behaviors apparently designed to obscure good traits and acts, like modesty, is that it’s “hard to reconcile with standard evolutionary accounts of pro-social behavior,” the researchers write.
Nautilus
Topics: Altruism Cooperation Generosity Martin Nowak Reputation Social Behavior
Harnessing Reputations to Inspire Altruism
How can you motivate people to give to charity, conserve resources, vote, volunteer — or generally to do more good for others?
TEDxCambridge
Topics: Altruism Reputation Social Behavior
Should You Broadcast Your Charitable Side?
Are people viewed as more virtuous when they publicize their good deeds to others?
Topics: Altruism Generosity Reputation
Simple Moral Code Supports Cooperation
The evolution of cooperation is a frequently debated topic. A study assessing scenarios in which people judge each other shows that a simple moral rule suffices to drive the evolution of cooperation.
Nature
Topics: Cooperation Cultural Evolution Morality Reputation
What’s the Point of Moral Outrage?
It may seem noble and selfless, but it’s also about improving your reputation.
Topics: Morality Reputation Trust
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