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Can mutualistic morality predict how individuals deal with benefits they did not deserve?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2013

Jean-François Bonnefon ,
Vittorio Girotto ,
Marco Heimann  and
Paolo Legrenzi
Jean-François Bonnefon
Affiliation:
CNRS, and CLLE (Cognition Langues Langage Ergonomie), Maison de la Recherche, Université de Toulouse, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France. bonnefon@univ-tlse2.frhttp://www.tinyurl.com/clle-jfbonnefonmarcoheimann@gmail.comhttp://marco-heimann.knows.it/
Vittorio Girotto
Affiliation:
Facoltà di Disegno e Arti, Università IUAV di Venezia, 30123 Venice, Italy. vittorio.girotto@iuav.ithttp://www.iuav.it/Ricerca1/Dipartimen/dADI/Docenti/girotto-vi/index.htm
Marco Heimann
Affiliation:
CNRS, and CLLE (Cognition Langues Langage Ergonomie), Maison de la Recherche, Université de Toulouse, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France. bonnefon@univ-tlse2.frhttp://www.tinyurl.com/clle-jfbonnefonmarcoheimann@gmail.comhttp://marco-heimann.knows.it/
Paolo Legrenzi
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Filosofia e Beni Culturali, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 30123 Venice, Italy. paolo.legrenzi@unive.itwww.unive.it/persone/paolo.legrenzi
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Abstract

An individual obtains an unfair benefit and faces the dilemma of either hiding it (to avoid being excluded from future interactions) or disclosing it (to avoid being discovered as a deceiver). In line with the target article, we expect that this dilemma will be solved by a fixed individual strategy rather than a case-by-case rational calculation.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 83
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013

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