Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/234045 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Citation: 
[Journal:] Theory and Decision [ISSN:] 1573-7187 [Volume:] 86 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg, Berlin [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 205-238
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg, Berlin
Abstract: 
This study analyses the sensitivity of public goods contributions through the lens of psychological motives. We report the results of a public goods experiment in which subjects were induced with the motives of care and anger through autobiographical recall. Subjects’ preferences, beliefs, and perceptions under each motive are compared with those of subjects experiencing a neutral autobiographical recall control condition. We find, but only for those subjects with the highest comprehension of the game, that care elicits significantly higher contributions than anger, with the control treatment in between. This positive influence of the care motive on unconditional giving is accounted for partly by preferences for giving and partly by beliefs concerning greater contributions by others. Anger also affects attention to own and other’s payoffs (measured by mouse tracking) and perceptions of the game’s incentive structure (cooperative or competitive).
Subjects: 
public goods
motivation
social preferences
anger
care
framing
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Article
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Published Version

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