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2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Unempathetic Social Attitude Aggravates Impatience in Cost-Benefit Decisions: Computational Insights and Cross-Scenario Validation
- Mingping Li
School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing - Yuwen Yang
School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing - Xiaodi Wang
Department of Psychology,The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Yanjie Su
School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing
Abstract
How do social responses influence cost-benefit trade-offs? In two experiments (N=140), peer responses (empathetic, unempathetic, nonresponse) influenced willingness to endure waiting costs for rewards in altruistic but not self-interested decisions. Computational modeling revealed a trade-off between reward maximization and time cost aversion, shaped by social feedback during charitable choices.
Decision Making
