APS

2024 APS Annual Convention

The Culture of Money: How Culture Influences the Effect of Money

Sunday, May 26, 2024 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Social

People use money around the world, but what that money does to people differs wildly. We share the latest findings on the surprising influence of culture on the psychological effects of money. Culture influences the motivating power of contracts, smiles, and even whether historical culture fades or thrives.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Thomas TalhelmChair
    University of Chicago

Presentations

  1. Cultural Variation in Neural Responses to Social but Not Monetary Reward OutcomesElizabeth Blevins
  2. Time Is Money? Psychological Contracts and Work Motivation in Forty CountriesDanila Medvedev
  3. Money Makes Cultural Differences Larger, Not SmallerThomas Talhelm