Social identity shapes social valuation: Evidence from prosocial behavior and vicarious reward

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1219-1228

  Hackel, Leor M ^a   Zaki, Jamil ^a   Van Bavel, Jay J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FMRI; Intergroup relations; Prosociality; Social identity; Vicarious reward

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032458772     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsx045     Document Type: Article

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