title: Collective rationality: the integrative model explains it (as) well.
abstract: In this commentary, I argue that there is indeed considerable evidence in support of the notion that people tend to reason from a collective (or team) perspective by asking themselves questions such as "What do we want, and what should I do help achieve it?" [Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Rose, J. (2008). Collective rationality in interactive decisions: Evidence for team reasoning. Acta Psychologica]. As such, in my view, team reasoning -- and thinking, feeling, and acting in terms of collective rationality -- is consistent with a social utility model (or transformational model) which considers the weights that people attach not only to outcomes for self, but also to outcomes for other, and to equality in outcomes [Van Lange, P. A. M. (1999). The pursuit of joint outcomes and equality in outcomes: An integrative model of social value orientation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,77, 337-349]. This commentary provides an illustration demonstrating that the integrative model is well-suited to account for the findings observed by Colman et al. (2008).
authors.affiliation: VU University, Amsterdam, Department of Social Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. pam.van.lange@psy.vu.nl
authors.forename: Paul A M
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Van Lange
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D005716:Game Theory; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes