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Is there an omission effect in prosocial behavior? A laboratory experiment on passive vs. active generosity

We investigate whether individuals are more prone to act selfishly if they can passively allow for an outcome to be implemented (omission) rather than having to make an active choice (commission). In most settings, active and passive choice alternatives differ in terms of factors such as the presenc...

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Autores principales: Gärtner, Manja, Sandberg, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5383002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28248979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172496