Neural mechanisms of the mood effects on third-party responses to injustice after unfair experiences.

ABSTRACT: Behavioral decision theory argues that humans can adjust their third-party responses (e.g., punishment and compensation) to injustice by integrating unfair experiences. Typically, the mood plays an important role in such a decision-making process. However, the underlying neurocognitive bases remain largely unclear. We first employ a modified third-party justice game in which an allocator split an amount of money between oneself and a receiver. The participants can reapportion the money as observers by choosing from the following three costly options: compensate the receiver, accept the current allocation, or punish the allocator. Then, a second-party pseudo interaction is conducted where participants receive more (i.e., advantageous unfair experience) or less (i.e., disadvantageous unfair

SUBMITTER: Xie E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9294295 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature