Delaying rewards has greater effect on altruism when the beneficiary is socially distant.

Based on the assumption that social distance and time are dimensions of psychological distance important for altruistic choices it was predicted that enhancement of altruism due to delaying rewards when choosing between a reward for oneself and for another person would be more pronounced the greater...

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Main Authors: Jerzy Osiński, Adam Karbowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5308811?pdf=render