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  • Neuroscience
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Personal possession significantly influences decision-making, speeding up stimulus classification for self-owned objects.
  • The precise timing and mechanisms of self-prioritization remain debated.
  • Egocentric strategies, such as a default-to-self response, are hypothesized to underlie this effect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether self-prioritization in decision-making originates from an egocentric strategy.
  • To examine how ownership influences perceptual and decisional processing.
  • To explore the role of decision-making demands on self-prioritization.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a psychophysical approach combined with computational modeling.
  • Employed a modified object-classification task with blended images of self-owned and friend-owned objects.
  • Conducted two experiments manipulating decisional strategy applicability and cognitive load.

Main Results:

  • Self-prioritization of possessions occurred when a self-centric decisional strategy was applicable.
  • This effect was amplified under increased decision-making demands.
  • Computational analyses identified a prestimulus preference for self-related responses as the origin of self-prioritization.

Conclusions:

  • Self-prioritization in decision-making arises from the application of an egocentric, default-to-self strategy.
  • Ownership exerts a strategic influence on decision processing, particularly under high cognitive load.
  • Findings contribute to understanding self-bias in cognitive processes.