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  • Social Neuroscience
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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  • Joint task performance relies on integrating action representations between individuals.
  • Social relationships, whether cooperative or competitive, impact self-other integration during joint tasks.
  • Previous research on how competition affects joint task performance yields inconsistent findings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of pre-established cooperative versus competitive relationships on self-other integration.
  • To examine whether a manipulated social relationship influences performance on a social Simon task.
  • To clarify the inconsistent findings regarding competition and joint action.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-within-and-between-subjects design was employed.
  • Participants played Tetris individually, cooperatively, or competitively to establish a social relationship.
  • Performance was assessed using a standard Simon task and a social Simon task to measure self-other integration.

Main Results:

  • The Tetris manipulation did not affect performance on the standard Simon task.
  • A significant effect of the induced social relationship was observed on the social Simon task.
  • Participants in the competitive group showed less self-other integration compared to cooperative and solo groups.

Conclusions:

  • An established cooperative or competitive relationship is sufficient to modulate self-other integration in subsequent joint tasks.
  • Competition, not cooperation, led to reduced self-other integration.
  • The observed effects are not attributable to differences in attention to others' actions during the initial game play.