APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Making Decisions Under Time Pressure Increases Errors in Decision Making, Not Prosociality
- Nathan Arbuckle
Canisius College - Sarah LoVallo
Canisius College - William Cunningham
University of Toronto
Abstract
Participants made decisions under time pressure in which benefiting self and others was independent. Less time led only to worse decisions for the self. This casts doubt on research demonstrating that faster decisions are prosocial, which relies on tasks where benefiting others is equivalent to worse decisions for the self.
Judgment and Decision Making