Cognitive processes of ingroup favoritism across 20 countries: An eye-tracking investigation of culture, behavior, and cognition.

ABSTRACT: Whether and to what degree culture modifies cognition has been an area of research often limited by possibilities to gather relevant data across societies. In this project, we leverage webcam-based eye-tracking to study cultural variations of cognitive processes underlying in-group favoritism. Participants (n = 1850, k = 20) are assigned to an in-group based on a color perception task, complete a group reinforcement stage, and then make decisions to allocate points between themselves and random matched players in a repeated decomposed dictator game, facing either an in- or an out-group member. During this task, we recorded eye-gaze with participants' webcams. Results show substantial variation in behavioral in-group favoritism across cultures, linking discrimination based on group membersh

SUBMITTER: Rahal RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12358900 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature