title: You did not mean it: Perceived good intentions alleviate sense of unfairness.
abstract: Previous research has reported that feedback-related negativity (FRN) may represent the degree of perceived unfairness in the ultimatum game (UG). However, few studies have incorporated intention-related consideration in examining the neural correlates of fairness perception. To address this issue, the present study introduced an intentional UG paradigm to disentangle the effect of perceived intention from fairness concerns, using an event-related potential (ERP) analysis. Consistent with the hypothesis, the behavioral results indicated that good intention could markedly reduce rejection rates, and this intention effect was modulated by the degree of fairness, which was more prominent under unfair scenarios. Further electrophysiological results showed that, for the unfair division schemes, FRN and P300 amplitudes were significantly different between offers proposed with good intention and those with bad intention, while such discrepancies were not observed for the fair condition. In summary, converging results demonstrated that perceived intention can modulate the effect of fairness in social decision-making.
authors: School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Neuromanagement Lab, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors: Qingguo
authors: Q
authors: Ma
authors: School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Neuromanagement Lab, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors: Liang
authors: L
authors: Meng
authors: College of Economics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors: Zhexiao
authors: Z
authors: Zhang
authors: School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Neuromanagement Lab, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors: Qing
authors: Q
authors: Xu
authors: Neuroengineering Lab, Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Yue
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Neuromanagement Lab, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: johnsonzhj@gmail.com.
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Shen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D030141:Feedback, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D012677:Sensation; D012919:Social Behavior; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Event-related potentials; FRN; Fairness; Intention; P300; Social norm; Ultimatum game