Pub Date : 2019-10-02DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1675755
Yavor Paunov, M. Wänke, Tobias Vogel
ABSTRACT Default options have been successfully utilized in influencing behavior across multiple domains. Recent empirical evidence advocated the induction of transparency to default interventions as an effective tool for increasing policy compliance. However, the roles of the different transparency components in achieving the effect remain unexplored. In an experimental study, we measured the effects of three different transparency disclosures on default effectiveness. The default’s target behavior, the default’s purpose, and the way defaults work were disclosed in separate conditions. Our results show that transparency significantly increases compliance to the default nudge. In addition, we provide an insight as to which transparency components are most effective in boosting the default effect.
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Pub Date : 2019-10-02DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1698123
Costas Panagopoulos, S. van der Linden
ABSTRACT Matland and Murray (2019) reanalyze three of their previous field experiments and fail to reproduce the finding reported in Panagopoulos and van der Linden (2016) that political identity moderates the watchful eye effect on voter mobilization in elections. We highlight several concerns with their empirical approach, including lack of power and between-study differences, that lead us to conclude that the authors offer little evidence against partisan heterogeneity. By contrast, closer inspection and additional analyses of the data reported in Panagopoulos and van der Linden (2016) only reinforce our original conclusion that partisanship moderates voter responsiveness to watchful eyes. Specifically, Republicans appear to be more susceptible to watchful eyes compared to Democrats in the context of voting in elections.
Matland和Murray(2019)重新分析了他们之前的三个实地实验,但未能重现Panagopoulos和van der Linden(2016)报告的发现,即政治认同调节了选举中选民动员的观察眼效应。我们强调了他们的实证方法的几个问题,包括缺乏权力和研究之间的差异,这导致我们得出结论,作者几乎没有提供反对党派异质性的证据。相比之下,对Panagopoulos和van der Linden(2016)报告的数据进行更仔细的检查和额外的分析只会强化我们最初的结论,即党派关系会缓和选民对观察的反应。具体来说,在选举投票中,共和党人似乎比民主党人更容易受到监视。
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Pub Date : 2019-10-02DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1696224
G. Murray
ABSTRACT This rejoinder addresses concerns raised by Panagopoulos and van der Linden about replication studies of their work conducted by Matland and Murray and published in this journal.Specifically, it offers counterarguments grounded in a broader view of the evidence to the assertion and findings that watching eyes stimuli more effectively mobilize Republican/conservative identifiers to vote than Democratic/liberal identifiers. It concludes that the overall evidence generated by the original and replication research is inconclusive at best.
本文回应了Panagopoulos和van der Linden提出的关于Matland和Murray在本杂志上发表的对他们工作的重复研究的担忧。具体地说,它提供了一个基于更广泛的证据观点的反驳,以证明观察眼睛刺激比民主党/自由派标识更有效地动员共和党/保守派标识投票的主张和发现。它的结论是,原始和复制研究产生的总体证据充其量是不确定的。
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Pub Date : 2019-09-19DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1669488
Christine M. Smith, Paulina W. Dzik, Errin Fornicola
ABSTRACT Using the lens of Deindividuation Theory, Leon Mann explored the formation of baiting crowds in a small sample of public suicides/suicide attempts. Instead of attempting to prevent the suicide, baiting crowds encourage the victim to jump. Our aim was to replicate Mann's study with a larger more diverse sample of suicide attempts and a broadened theoretical lens (Frustration-Aggression). Using ProQuest, we identified 152 public suicide attempts reported in English language newspapers and failed to replicate Mann’s findings. Rather, baiting crowd formation was associated with variables that increase crowd frustration (e.g., duration of the event, blocked traffic, cordoned off pedestrian walkways). Finally, we failed to find an association between the presence of a baiting crowd and the suicidal individual ultimately jumping.
{"title":"Threatened suicide and baiting crowd formation: a replication and extension of Mann (1981)","authors":"Christine M. Smith, Paulina W. Dzik, Errin Fornicola","doi":"10.1080/15534510.2019.1669488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2019.1669488","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Using the lens of Deindividuation Theory, Leon Mann explored the formation of baiting crowds in a small sample of public suicides/suicide attempts. Instead of attempting to prevent the suicide, baiting crowds encourage the victim to jump. Our aim was to replicate Mann's study with a larger more diverse sample of suicide attempts and a broadened theoretical lens (Frustration-Aggression). Using ProQuest, we identified 152 public suicide attempts reported in English language newspapers and failed to replicate Mann’s findings. Rather, baiting crowd formation was associated with variables that increase crowd frustration (e.g., duration of the event, blocked traffic, cordoned off pedestrian walkways). Finally, we failed to find an association between the presence of a baiting crowd and the suicidal individual ultimately jumping.","PeriodicalId":46580,"journal":{"name":"Social Influence","volume":"25 1","pages":"103 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2019-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90148408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-08-26DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1656668
Simon Schindler, Stefan Pfattheicher, Marc-André Reinhard, J. Greenberg
ABSTRACT According to terror management theory, in a first study (N = 80), we tested the hypothesis that heroic perceptions of historic heroes would become more positive under mortality salience. Results, however, showed the opposite effect – heroic perceptions were less positive. To explain this unexpected finding, we referred to a social comparison perspective, assuming comparisons with a hero are likely to be unfavorable for one’s self-esteem. Two further (pre-registered) studies were conducted to test this idea. Mortality salience effects in Study 2 (N = 615) were not significant. However, using an improved experimental procedure in Study 3 (N = 600), heroic perceptions were indeed significantly less positive under MS, especially for participants with low trait self-esteem and low social comparison orientation.
{"title":"‘Heroes aren’t always so great!’ – Heroic perceptions under mortality salience","authors":"Simon Schindler, Stefan Pfattheicher, Marc-André Reinhard, J. Greenberg","doi":"10.1080/15534510.2019.1656668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2019.1656668","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT According to terror management theory, in a first study (N = 80), we tested the hypothesis that heroic perceptions of historic heroes would become more positive under mortality salience. Results, however, showed the opposite effect – heroic perceptions were less positive. To explain this unexpected finding, we referred to a social comparison perspective, assuming comparisons with a hero are likely to be unfavorable for one’s self-esteem. Two further (pre-registered) studies were conducted to test this idea. Mortality salience effects in Study 2 (N = 615) were not significant. However, using an improved experimental procedure in Study 3 (N = 600), heroic perceptions were indeed significantly less positive under MS, especially for participants with low trait self-esteem and low social comparison orientation.","PeriodicalId":46580,"journal":{"name":"Social Influence","volume":"1 1","pages":"77 - 91"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89948643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-07-31DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1650105
Keiichi Kobayashi
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of presenting scientific and social consensus information together on people’s scientific beliefs when the two types of consensus information contradict each other. Japanese adults (N = 1,518) received information about high scientific consensus and low social consensus on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods, information only about high scientific consensus, information only about low social consensus, or no consensus information. The presentation of only scientific or social consensus information had no effect on participants’ beliefs about the safety of GM foods, whereas the simultaneous presentation of scientific and social consensus information improved their beliefs in some degree. The effect of presenting scientific and social consensus information together was mediated by perceived scientific consensus.
{"title":"Communicating highly divergent levels of scientific and social consensus: its effects on people’s scientific beliefs","authors":"Keiichi Kobayashi","doi":"10.1080/15534510.2019.1650105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2019.1650105","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of presenting scientific and social consensus information together on people’s scientific beliefs when the two types of consensus information contradict each other. Japanese adults (N = 1,518) received information about high scientific consensus and low social consensus on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods, information only about high scientific consensus, information only about low social consensus, or no consensus information. The presentation of only scientific or social consensus information had no effect on participants’ beliefs about the safety of GM foods, whereas the simultaneous presentation of scientific and social consensus information improved their beliefs in some degree. The effect of presenting scientific and social consensus information together was mediated by perceived scientific consensus.","PeriodicalId":46580,"journal":{"name":"Social Influence","volume":"14 1","pages":"65 - 76"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81649497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-07-05DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1637775
Marco Brambilla, Marco Biella, Mariska E. Kret
ABSTRACT
During social interactions, people look into each other’s eyes to grasp emotional signals. Accordingly, prior research has shown that the eyes reveal social messages that influence interpersonal communication. Here, we tested whether variations in a subtle eye signal – pupil size – influence people’s conforming behavior. Participants performed an estimation task in light of the estimation provided by another individual whose pupil size had been manipulated. The distance between the two estimations was taken as an index of spontaneous conformity. Results revealed that participants conformed more strongly toward individuals with large pupils than toward individuals with small or medium pupils. These findings suggest that pupil size is a source of social influence that impacts upon spontaneous interpersonal conducts.
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Pub Date : 2019-04-03DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1634146
Seyoung Lee, Shin-Il Moon, T. Feeley
ABSTRACT The that’s-not-all (TNA) compliance-gaining technique offers a product at an initial price and then improves the deal by either lowering the price or adding an extra product before the target responds to the final and adjusted offer. A meta-analysis with 18 comparisons examining the effectiveness of the TNA strategy found that the technique is a reliable method for increasing compliance (r = .16). Moderator analyses showed that the technique is effective when the purchase of a product is requested, when the price of a product offered in the final request is lower, and when the concession size is not too large. It is argued that the principles of hedonic editing and mindlessness account for the TNA effect.
{"title":"The “that’s-not-all” compliance-gaining technique: when does it work?","authors":"Seyoung Lee, Shin-Il Moon, T. Feeley","doi":"10.1080/15534510.2019.1634146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2019.1634146","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The that’s-not-all (TNA) compliance-gaining technique offers a product at an initial price and then improves the deal by either lowering the price or adding an extra product before the target responds to the final and adjusted offer. A meta-analysis with 18 comparisons examining the effectiveness of the TNA strategy found that the technique is a reliable method for increasing compliance (r = .16). Moderator analyses showed that the technique is effective when the purchase of a product is requested, when the price of a product offered in the final request is lower, and when the concession size is not too large. It is argued that the principles of hedonic editing and mindlessness account for the TNA effect.","PeriodicalId":46580,"journal":{"name":"Social Influence","volume":"1985 1","pages":"25 - 39"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2019-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90327630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-04-03DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1641147
Giannis Lois, M. Wessa
ABSTRACT Third-party punishment is a form of peer-to-peer sanctioning that is influenced by descriptive norms. The present study aims to investigate how aggregate peer punishment and the presence of a free rider who never punishes influences the formation of third-party punishment norms. Participants were exposed to social feedback indicating either low, high, or high & free rider peer punishment. Over time, participants conformed to average peer punishment leading to the emergence and persistence of different sanctioning norms in each group. The presence of one free rider significantly reduced the average punishment and increased the frequency of free riding behavior. These findings highlight the critical role of descriptive norms and suggest the presence of a ‘bad apple’ effect in third-party punishment.
{"title":"Creating sanctioning norms in the lab: the influence of descriptive norms in third-party punishment","authors":"Giannis Lois, M. Wessa","doi":"10.1080/15534510.2019.1641147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2019.1641147","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Third-party punishment is a form of peer-to-peer sanctioning that is influenced by descriptive norms. The present study aims to investigate how aggregate peer punishment and the presence of a free rider who never punishes influences the formation of third-party punishment norms. Participants were exposed to social feedback indicating either low, high, or high & free rider peer punishment. Over time, participants conformed to average peer punishment leading to the emergence and persistence of different sanctioning norms in each group. The presence of one free rider significantly reduced the average punishment and increased the frequency of free riding behavior. These findings highlight the critical role of descriptive norms and suggest the presence of a ‘bad apple’ effect in third-party punishment.","PeriodicalId":46580,"journal":{"name":"Social Influence","volume":"1 1","pages":"50 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2019-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89500628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1572536
Richard E. Matland, G. Murray
ABSTRACT Social pressure can exert a powerful, but sometimes counterproductive, influence on compliance with the social norm of voting. Scholars have tested several implicit social pressure techniques to reduce negative reactions to these methods. Among the most innovative is the use of ‘watching eyes’ in voter mobilization messages. Using three large randomized field experiments, this study attempts to reproduce Panagopoulos and van der Linden’s finding that political partisanship moderates the effect of watching eyes messages on voter turnout. Our findings diverge from previous findings statistically and substantively and indicate partisanship may have limited influence on the effectiveness of watching eyes in mobilizing voters.
社会压力可以对遵守投票的社会规范产生强大的,但有时适得其反的影响。学者们已经测试了几种隐性社会压力技术,以减少对这些方法的负面反应。其中最具创新性的是在选民动员信息中使用“注视的眼睛”。通过三个大型随机现场实验,本研究试图重现Panagopoulos和van der Linden的发现,即政治党派关系缓和了注视眼睛信息对选民投票率的影响。我们的研究结果在统计上和实质上与以前的研究结果不同,并表明党派关系可能对动员选民的眼睛的有效性影响有限。
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