TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive and Affective Processes of Prosociality
AU - Rahal, Rima-Maria
AU - Fiedler, Susann
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - One piece of the puzzle to prosocial behavior is understanding its underlying cognitive and affective processes. We discuss how modeling behavior in social dilemmas can be expanded by integrating cognitive theories and attention-based models of decision processes, and models of affective influences on prosocial decision-making. We review theories speaking to the interconnections of cognition and affect, identifying the need for further theory development regarding modeling moment-by-moment decision-making processes. We discuss how these theoretical perspectives are mirrored in empirical evidence, drawn from classical outcome-oriented as well as contemporary process-tracing research. Finally, we develop perspectives for future research trajectories aiming to further elucidate the processes by which prosocial decisions are formed, by linking process measures to usually unobservable cognitive and affective reactions.
AB - One piece of the puzzle to prosocial behavior is understanding its underlying cognitive and affective processes. We discuss how modeling behavior in social dilemmas can be expanded by integrating cognitive theories and attention-based models of decision processes, and models of affective influences on prosocial decision-making. We review theories speaking to the interconnections of cognition and affect, identifying the need for further theory development regarding modeling moment-by-moment decision-making processes. We discuss how these theoretical perspectives are mirrored in empirical evidence, drawn from classical outcome-oriented as well as contemporary process-tracing research. Finally, we develop perspectives for future research trajectories aiming to further elucidate the processes by which prosocial decisions are formed, by linking process measures to usually unobservable cognitive and affective reactions.
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X21001998
U2 - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.10.007
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2352-250X
VL - 44
SP - 309
EP - 314
JO - Current Opinion in Psychology
JF - Current Opinion in Psychology
ER -