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We introduce a new rule-following task, the "Y task" & show with data from 7,000+ people - who are either ingroup or outgroup - that rule breaking is contagious regardless of group identity. Rule-following remains high despite rule-breaking, supporting results from previous research
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We introduce a new rule-following task, the "Y task" & show with data from 7,000+ people - who are either ingroup or outgroup - that rule breaking is contagious regardless of group identity. Rule-following remains high despite rule-breaking, supporting results from previous research
For a short explainer with background info have a look at rdcu.be/exrN2
An interdisciplinary explanation of rule-following in the absence or presence of incentives
Nature Human Behaviour - Why do people follow rules that they often have an incentive not to follow? Across four sets of experiments, we showed that respect for rules and conformity with social...
rdcu.be
July 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
For a short explainer with background info have a look at rdcu.be/exrN2
And here is a companion article that describes our paper in short format: doi.org/10.1038/s415... See also rdcu.be/eqK35
An interdisciplinary explanation of rule-following in the absence or presence of incentives - Nature Human Behaviour
Why do people follow rules that they often have an incentive not to follow? Across four sets of experiments, we showed that respect for rules and conformity with social expectations are fundamental fa...
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
And here is a companion article that describes our paper in short format: doi.org/10.1038/s415... See also rdcu.be/eqK35
Check out our paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Why people follow rules - Nature Human Behaviour
Why do people follow rules, even when breaking them has no consequences? Experiments with 14,034 participants reveal that rule-following is not just about rewards or punishments—it is driven by intrin...
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Check out our paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The research paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com is here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Why people follow rules - Nature Human Behaviour
Why do people follow rules, even when breaking them has no consequences? Experiments with 14,034 participants reveal that rule-following is not just about rewards or punishments—it is driven by intrin...
doi.org
June 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The research paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com is here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...