APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Making Decisions Under Time Pressure Increases Errors in Decision Making, Not Prosociality

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Social

  • 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

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