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  • Behavioral Economics

Background:

  • Charitable framing (gain vs. loss) influences donation intentions.
  • The interaction between emotional context and framing effects on donation behavior and outcome evaluation remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate neural responses to gain- and loss-framed charitable appeals under neutral and negative emotions using electroencephalography (EEG) and multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA).
  • To examine how emotional context modulates the charitable framing effect on donation intentions and outcome evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized electroencephalography (EEG) to record neural responses during exposure to gain- and loss-framed charitable appeals under neutral and negative emotional conditions.
  • Applied multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) to decode framing types from EEG signals.
  • Analyzed event-related potentials (ERPs), including N2 and P3 amplitudes, and feedback-related negativity (FRN) effects.
  • Employed time-frequency analysis to assess framing effects on outcome evaluation.

Main Results:

  • Negative emotions reversed the typical charitable framing effect, with gain-framed appeals increasing donation intention more than loss-framed appeals.
  • EEG data revealed significant differences in N2 and P3 amplitudes between framing conditions under negative emotions.
  • MVPA successfully decoded framing types from EEG signals irrespective of emotional context.
  • The feedback-related negativity (FRN) effect was present in loss-framed conditions but absent in gain-framed conditions under negative emotions, indicating emotion-sensitive outcome evaluation.

Conclusions:

  • The charitable framing effect on donation behavior and outcome evaluation is significantly modulated by emotional context.
  • Emotional states, particularly negative ones, can alter the impact of framing on prosocial behavior.
  • Neural responses during decision-making and outcome evaluation are sensitive to the interplay between framing and emotion.