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Third-party punishers who express emotions are trusted more
Tom R Kupfer1, Joshua M Tybur2
1Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Proceedings. Biological Sciences
|August 30, 2023
Summary
Expressing moral emotions like anger or disgust enhances trust in third-party punishment (TPP). This emotion expression, even alongside financial penalties, boosts cooperation by clarifying punishers' motives.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Evolutionary Psychology
- Behavioral Economics
Background:
- Third-party punishment (TPP) is vital for human cooperation.
- Punishers' unclear motives can hinder TPP effectiveness and reward.
- Moral emotions may signal punishers' prosocial intentions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if expressing moral emotions facilitates trust in third-party punishment.
- To determine if emotion expression enhances the effectiveness of TPP in promoting cooperation.
Main Methods:
- Three experiments (N=1711) involving a third-party punishment game followed by a trust game.
- Participants expressed anger or disgust, with or without financial punishment.
- Trust levels were measured based on emotion expression and punishment type.
Main Results:
- Third parties expressing emotions were trusted more than non-expressers (Exp 1).
- Emotional expressers were trusted more than financial punishers (Exp 2).
- Expressing emotions while punishing increased trust more than punishing alone (Exp 3).
Conclusions:
- Moral emotion expression can signal underlying motives in third-party punishment.
- Emotion expression enhances trust and may facilitate cooperation.
- TPP combined with emotion display is a promising mechanism for cooperation.
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