TY  - JOUR
AB  - A lot of harm comes about because people ignore the consequences of their behavior on others. Experimental evidence suggests that people might even willfully ignore consequences so that they can act selfishly without a ‘bad conscience’. In essence, such people ‘kid themselves’. If I care about the consequences of my acts on others, I should not ignore them. Upon reflection, people may discover this inconsistency. De-biasing people may thus be an effective tool to prevent harm. We examine this idea experimentally. We find that inviting subjects to describe their aims and means makes them more likely to inform themselves and ultimately act more pro-socially.
AU  - Bopp Fabian
AU  - Wendelin, Schnedler
DO  - 10.17619/UNIPB/1-2432
PB  - Universitätsbibliothek
DP  - Universität Paderborn
LA  - eng
PY  - 2025
SP  - 1 Online-Ressource (33 Seiten) : Illustrationen, Diagramme
TI  - Does room for reflection reduce ignorance and increase pro-social behavior?: an experimental study
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:466:2-56542
Y2  - 2026-01-12T11:33:05
ER  -