Dark Triad, Impulsivity And Honesty-Humility And Intended Behavior In A Prisoner’s Dilemma Game: A Simulation Study

Lainidi, Olga; Karakasidou, Eirini; Montgomery, Anthony

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-787616/v1

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“…In cooperative games, DT is thought to defect more than cooperate. Lainidi et al (2021) study showed that higher levels of DT traits significantly increased the chances of PROSOCIALITY AND THE DARK TRIAD 7 defection in a prisoner's dilemma game. Malesza (2020) found that psychopathy and Machiavellianism were linked to higher rates of defection in an iterative prisoner's dilemma game.…”

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Helpful or Not? Appraisal and Mechanisms of Prosociality in the Dark Triad

Puthillam¹,

Mehta²,

Kapoor³

et al. 2023

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Helpful or Not? Appraisal and Mechanisms of Prosociality in the Dark Triad

Puthillam¹,

Mehta²,

Kapoor³

et al. 2023

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Pulling the lever in a hurry: the influence of impulsivity and sensitivity to reward on moral decision-making under time pressure

Del Popolo Cristaldi,

Palmiotti,

Cellini

et al. 2024

BMC Psychol

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Background Making timely moral decisions can save a life. However, literature on how moral decisions are made under time pressure reports conflicting results. Moreover, it is unclear whether and how moral choices under time pressure may be influenced by personality traits like impulsivity and sensitivity to reward and punishment. Methods To address these gaps, in this study we employed a moral dilemma task, manipulating decision time between participants: one group (N = 25) was subjected to time pressure (TP), with 8 s maximum time for response (including the reading time), the other (N = 28) was left free to take all the time to respond (noTP). We measured type of choice (utilitarian vs. non-utilitarian), decision times, self-reported unpleasantness and arousal during decision-making, and participants’ impulsivity and BIS-BAS sensitivity. Results We found no group effect on the type of choice, suggesting that time pressure per se did not influence moral decisions. However, impulsivity affected the impact of time pressure, in that individuals with higher cognitive instability showed slower response times under no time constraint. In addition, higher sensitivity to reward predicted a higher proportion of utilitarian choices regardless of the time available for decision. Conclusions Results are discussed within the dual-process theory of moral judgement, revealing that the impact of time pressure on moral decision-making might be more complex and multifaceted than expected, potentially interacting with a specific facet of attentional impulsivity.

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Helpful or Not? Appraisal and Mechanisms of Prosociality in the Dark Triad.

Puthillam¹,

Mehta²,

Kapoor³

et al. 2022

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The Dark Triad (DT) is associated with maladaptive interactions in their social and interpersonal relationships as well as defection in social situations. However, it is unclear how DT traits perceive helpfulness. We conducted a two part study to understand whether individuals high on DT traits are able to perceive help from others. DT traits were measured using the Short Dark Triad scale. In Study 1, vignettes were presented to the participants (N = 679) to assess perception of help which depicted situations that differentially benefitted them. Findings revealed that situations wherein others were objectively unhelpful, those with high levels of psychopathy and Machiavellianism uniquely perceive others as helpful and when others are objectively helpful, those with high psychopathy perceive others as less helpful. Study 2 explored the perception of helpfulness and defection through an ultimatum game at different levels of helpfulness (high- and low- help condition). Data from 1059 participants showed that individuals with high scores on psychopathy are less likely to recognize others' helpfulness towards them. High scores on narcissism predicted a greater likelihood of accepting a high help offer. Machiavellianism did not predict perception of help and defection in either of the conditions. Limitations and future scope are discussed.

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Dark Triad, Impulsivity And Honesty-Humility And Intended Behavior In A Prisoner’s Dilemma Game: A Simulation Study

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References 19 publications

Helpful or Not? Appraisal and Mechanisms of Prosociality in the Dark Triad

Helpful or Not? Appraisal and Mechanisms of Prosociality in the Dark Triad

Pulling the lever in a hurry: the influence of impulsivity and sensitivity to reward on moral decision-making under time pressure

Helpful or Not? Appraisal and Mechanisms of Prosociality in the Dark Triad.

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