Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)
Published: July 9, 2024
Ingroup favoritism and intergroup discrimination can be mutually reinforcing during social interaction, threatening cooperation the sustainability of societies. In two studies (N = 880), we investigated whether promoting prosocial outgroup altruism would weaken ingroup cycle influence. Using novel methods human-agent interaction via a computer-mediated experimental platform, introduced by (i) nonadaptive artificial agents with preprogrammed altruistic behavior (Study 1; N 400) (ii) adaptive whose was informed prediction machine learning algorithm 2; 480). A rating task ensured that observed did not result from participant's awareness agents. Study 1, prompted members to withhold reinforced among humans. 2, were able over time maintaining good reputation both members, who perceived as being fairer than humans rated more human We conclude individual exhibiting is necessary improve cooperation. Thus, important for designing nudge
Language: Английский