The influence of third-party's power on multi-player fairness decision-making
People's fairness decision-making depends not only on whether they themselves are treated fairly, but also on their consideration of other members of society. Our study employed the modified three-person ultimatum game and combined it with computational modeling methods to investigate the influ...
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| description | People's fairness decision-making depends not only on whether they themselves are treated fairly, but also on their consideration of other members of society. Our study employed the modified three-person ultimatum game and combined it with computational modeling methods to investigate the influence of third-party's decision making power (powerless vs. power) on multi-player fairness decision-making. Our results indicated that participants exhibited varying degrees of inequity aversion to different players. The computational modeling results showed that people enforced the fairness norm when the third party was powerless, and enforced both the fairness norm and the social comparison norm when the third party had power. Moreover, the diffusion of responsibility might attenuate punishment to norm violations in the presence of power third party. This study shed light on the influence of third party's power and improved the inequity aversion theory in multi-player context, and may contribute to promoting cooperation and norm compliance behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e9a0bcc24de4497b0d06b2c73ebeaf82025-08-20T03:20:02ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-07-0125710508810.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105088The influence of third-party's power on multi-player fairness decision-makingXiaoqing Lu0Te Li1Baoming Li2Zhong Yang3Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China; Institute of Brain Science and Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Psychology, Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China; Institute of Brain Science and Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China; Corresponding authors at: Institute of Brain Science and Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China; Institute of Brain Science and Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Psychology, Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China; Corresponding authors at: Institute of Brain Science and Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.People's fairness decision-making depends not only on whether they themselves are treated fairly, but also on their consideration of other members of society. Our study employed the modified three-person ultimatum game and combined it with computational modeling methods to investigate the influence of third-party's decision making power (powerless vs. power) on multi-player fairness decision-making. Our results indicated that participants exhibited varying degrees of inequity aversion to different players. The computational modeling results showed that people enforced the fairness norm when the third party was powerless, and enforced both the fairness norm and the social comparison norm when the third party had power. Moreover, the diffusion of responsibility might attenuate punishment to norm violations in the presence of power third party. This study shed light on the influence of third party's power and improved the inequity aversion theory in multi-player context, and may contribute to promoting cooperation and norm compliance behavior.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825004019Fairness decision makingThree-person ultimatum gameInequity aversionSocial comparison |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoqing Lu Te Li Baoming Li Zhong Yang The influence of third-party's power on multi-player fairness decision-making Acta Psychologica Fairness decision making Three-person ultimatum game Inequity aversion Social comparison |
| title | The influence of third-party's power on multi-player fairness decision-making |
| title_full | The influence of third-party's power on multi-player fairness decision-making |
| title_fullStr | The influence of third-party's power on multi-player fairness decision-making |
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| title_short | The influence of third-party's power on multi-player fairness decision-making |
| title_sort | influence of third party s power on multi player fairness decision making |
| topic | Fairness decision making Three-person ultimatum game Inequity aversion Social comparison |
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