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Haihong Yu1, MengHan Dan2, Qingguo Ma3
1School of Maritime, Ningbo University, 818# Fenghua Road, Ningbo, 315211, China; Center for Collaborative Innovation on Port Trading Cooperation and Development (Collaborative Innovation Center of Port Economics), 818# Fenghua Road, Ningbo, 315211, China; Academy of Neuroeconomics and Neuromanagement, Ningbo University, 818# Fenghua Road, Ningbo, 315211, China.
Abstract:
As herding is a typical characteristic of human behavior, many researchers have found the existence of herding behavior in online peer-to-peer lending through empirical surveys. However, the underlying neural basis of this phenomenon is still unclear. In the current study, we studied the neural activities of herding at decision-making stage and feedback stage using event-related potentials (ERPs). Our results showed that at decision-making stage, larger error related negativity (ERN) amplitude was induced under low-proportion conditions than that of high-proportion conditions. Meanwhile, during feedback stage, negative feedback elicited larger feedback related negativity (FRN) amplitude than that of positive feedback under low-proportion conditions, however, there was no significant FRN difference under high-proportion conditions. The current study suggests that herding behavior in online peer-to-peer lending is related to individual's risk perception and is possible to avoid negative emotions brought by failed investments.
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