Group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its duration

Many real-world intertemporal decisions involve a group of two or more individuals making consensual decisions through group collaboration. Here, we ask how group collaboration affects intertemporal choices. In two experiments, participants completed intertemporal choices individually first (the pre...

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Main Authors: Xiaowei Geng, Yating Zhao, Shiyuan Xu, Xinye Sun, Xiaolin Zhou
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
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description Many real-world intertemporal decisions involve a group of two or more individuals making consensual decisions through group collaboration. Here, we ask how group collaboration affects intertemporal choices. In two experiments, participants completed intertemporal choices individually first (the precollaboration phase). Then, participants were placed into groups of two or three and completed a similar intertemporal task, with the group arriving at a consensual decision on each trial (the group collaboration phase). Finally, participants once again completed the intertemporal choices individually (the postcollaboration phase). Results showed that after group collaboration, the delay discounting significantly decreased compared to before collaboration both at group level and at individual level. The effect of group collaboration on individual intertemporal choices was no longer discernible by 1 week later. Therefore, the current research demonstrates the effectiveness of group collaboration and provides a way to nudge both groups and individuals to make farsighted choices.
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spelling doaj-art-4b8a1de0414d4f34bc68fea51716a0b82024-11-25T06:27:04ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752024-01-011910.1017/jdm.2024.20Group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its durationXiaowei Geng0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5265-0679Yating Zhao1Shiyuan Xu2Xinye Sun3Xiaolin Zhou4Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaJing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Preschool Education, Lijiang Normal University, Lijiang, ChinaZouping Bohai Innovation School, Binzhou, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaMany real-world intertemporal decisions involve a group of two or more individuals making consensual decisions through group collaboration. Here, we ask how group collaboration affects intertemporal choices. In two experiments, participants completed intertemporal choices individually first (the precollaboration phase). Then, participants were placed into groups of two or three and completed a similar intertemporal task, with the group arriving at a consensual decision on each trial (the group collaboration phase). Finally, participants once again completed the intertemporal choices individually (the postcollaboration phase). Results showed that after group collaboration, the delay discounting significantly decreased compared to before collaboration both at group level and at individual level. The effect of group collaboration on individual intertemporal choices was no longer discernible by 1 week later. Therefore, the current research demonstrates the effectiveness of group collaboration and provides a way to nudge both groups and individuals to make farsighted choices.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297524000202/type/journal_articleintertemporal choicesgroup collaborationdelay discountingnudge
spellingShingle Xiaowei Geng
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Group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its duration
Judgment and Decision Making
intertemporal choices
group collaboration
delay discounting
nudge
title Group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its duration
title_full Group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its duration
title_fullStr Group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its duration
title_full_unstemmed Group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its duration
title_short Group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its duration
title_sort group collaboration reduces delay discounting of intertemporal choices and its duration
topic intertemporal choices
group collaboration
delay discounting
nudge
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297524000202/type/journal_article
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