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P2 Manifests Subjective Evaluation of Reward Processing Under Social Comparison
Several recent studies have found that when the other’s gain is greater, even subjects’ reward may seem like a loss and lead to a negative experience. These studies indicate the complexity of reward evaluation in the context of social comparison. The satisfaction rating of reward outcome not only de...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8894254/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35250750 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.817529 |
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author | Zou, Feng Li, Xiaoya Chen, Fenfang Wang, Yao Wang, Li Wang, Yufeng Wu, Xin Zhang, Meng |
author_facet | Zou, Feng Li, Xiaoya Chen, Fenfang Wang, Yao Wang, Li Wang, Yufeng Wu, Xin Zhang, Meng |
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description | Several recent studies have found that when the other’s gain is greater, even subjects’ reward may seem like a loss and lead to a negative experience. These studies indicate the complexity of reward evaluation in the context of social comparison. The satisfaction rating of reward outcome not only depends on objective social comparison but also on subjective evaluation. However, less is known about the neural time course of subjective evaluation. Therefore, we employed a 2 (subjective evaluation: advantageous vs. disadvantageous) × 2 (comparison direction: upward vs. downward) within-subjects factorial design, in which we manipulated the reward distribution for the subjects. Electroencephalography (EEG) responses were recorded, while two subjects concurrently but independently performed a simple dot-estimation task that entailed monetary rewards. Behavioral results showed that the subjects were more satisfied with the advantageous distribution, regardless of upward or downward comparison. The analysis of event-related potentials (ERPs) revealed that disadvantageous distribution elicited a larger P2 than advantageous distribution, and this effect was not modulated by comparison direction. In contrast, the late positive potential (LPP) showed an effect of comparison direction independent of subjective evaluation. The data suggest that subjective evaluation acts upon the early stage of reward processing and manifests in the P2 component, whereas social comparison plays a role in the later appraisal process. |
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spelling | pubmed-88942542022-03-05 P2 Manifests Subjective Evaluation of Reward Processing Under Social Comparison Zou, Feng Li, Xiaoya Chen, Fenfang Wang, Yao Wang, Li Wang, Yufeng Wu, Xin Zhang, Meng Front Psychol Psychology Several recent studies have found that when the other’s gain is greater, even subjects’ reward may seem like a loss and lead to a negative experience. These studies indicate the complexity of reward evaluation in the context of social comparison. The satisfaction rating of reward outcome not only depends on objective social comparison but also on subjective evaluation. However, less is known about the neural time course of subjective evaluation. Therefore, we employed a 2 (subjective evaluation: advantageous vs. disadvantageous) × 2 (comparison direction: upward vs. downward) within-subjects factorial design, in which we manipulated the reward distribution for the subjects. Electroencephalography (EEG) responses were recorded, while two subjects concurrently but independently performed a simple dot-estimation task that entailed monetary rewards. Behavioral results showed that the subjects were more satisfied with the advantageous distribution, regardless of upward or downward comparison. The analysis of event-related potentials (ERPs) revealed that disadvantageous distribution elicited a larger P2 than advantageous distribution, and this effect was not modulated by comparison direction. In contrast, the late positive potential (LPP) showed an effect of comparison direction independent of subjective evaluation. The data suggest that subjective evaluation acts upon the early stage of reward processing and manifests in the P2 component, whereas social comparison plays a role in the later appraisal process. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8894254/ /pubmed/35250750 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.817529 Text en Copyright © 2022 Zou, Li, Chen, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wu and Zhang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Zou, Feng Li, Xiaoya Chen, Fenfang Wang, Yao Wang, Li Wang, Yufeng Wu, Xin Zhang, Meng P2 Manifests Subjective Evaluation of Reward Processing Under Social Comparison |
title | P2 Manifests Subjective Evaluation of Reward Processing Under Social Comparison |
title_full | P2 Manifests Subjective Evaluation of Reward Processing Under Social Comparison |
title_fullStr | P2 Manifests Subjective Evaluation of Reward Processing Under Social Comparison |
title_full_unstemmed | P2 Manifests Subjective Evaluation of Reward Processing Under Social Comparison |
title_short | P2 Manifests Subjective Evaluation of Reward Processing Under Social Comparison |
title_sort | p2 manifests subjective evaluation of reward processing under social comparison |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8894254/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35250750 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.817529 |
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