The prediction bias of conspicuous altruism: Helpers underestimate social evaluations from bystanders

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2024.01210

Acta Psychologica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (9): 1210-1224.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2024.01210

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The prediction bias of conspicuous altruism: Helpers underestimate social evaluations from bystanders

WANG Tianhong¹, JIN Shan¹, CHENG Zipeng², LOU Yu¹, XIE Xiaofei¹()

¹School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
²Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

Published:2024-09-25 Online:2024-06-25
Contact: XIE Xiaofei, E-mail: xiaofei@pku.edu.cn

Abstract

WANG Tianhong, JIN Shan, CHENG Zipeng, LOU Yu, XIE Xiaofei. (2024). The prediction bias of conspicuous altruism: Helpers underestimate social evaluations from bystanders. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 56(9), 1210-1224.

Study	Scenario	Condition	Mean	SD	n	Cohen’s d and 95% CI
1a	Wechat moments	helpers	5.55	0.82	99	−0.41, [−0.70, −0.13]
1a	Wechat moments	bystanders	5.88	0.80	100	−0.41, [−0.70, −0.13]
1b	Wechat moments	helpers	4.94	1.04	69	−0.48, [−0.82, −0.14]
1b	Wechat moments	bystanders	5.43	0.97	75	−0.48, [−0.82, −0.14]
1c	Wechat moments	helpers (conspicuous)	5.28	1.17	100	−0.76, [−1.08, −0.51]
1c	Wechat moments	bystanders (conspicuous)	6.12	0.64	100	−0.76, [−1.08, −0.51]
2	microblogs and mementos	helpers	5.41	0.95	70	−0.46, [−0.80, −0.12]
2	microblogs and mementos	bystanders	5.80	0.73	70	−0.46, [−0.80, −0.12]
3	the official website of volunteer activities	helpers	4.74	0.86	70	−0.53, [−0.82, −0.19]
3	the official website of volunteer activities	bystanders	5.24	1.01	70	−0.53, [−0.82, −0.19]
4a	mention verbally	helpers	5.14	1.37	70	−0.53, [−0.87, −0.19]
4a	mention verbally	bystanders	5.82	1.20	70	−0.53, [−0.87, −0.19]
4b	Wechat moments	helpers	5.75	0.95	100	−0.50, [−0.78, −0.21]
4b	Wechat moments	bystanders	6.14	0.56	99	−0.50, [−0.78, −0.21]

Study	Scenario	Condition	Mean	SD	n	Cohen’s d and 95% CI
1a	Wechat moments	helpers	5.55	0.82	99	−0.41, [−0.70, −0.13]
1a	Wechat moments	bystanders	5.88	0.80	100	−0.41, [−0.70, −0.13]
1b	Wechat moments	helpers	4.94	1.04	69	−0.48, [−0.82, −0.14]
1b	Wechat moments	bystanders	5.43	0.97	75	−0.48, [−0.82, −0.14]
1c	Wechat moments	helpers (conspicuous)	5.28	1.17	100	−0.76, [−1.08, −0.51]
1c	Wechat moments	bystanders (conspicuous)	6.12	0.64	100	−0.76, [−1.08, −0.51]
2	microblogs and mementos	helpers	5.41	0.95	70	−0.46, [−0.80, −0.12]
2	microblogs and mementos	bystanders	5.80	0.73	70	−0.46, [−0.80, −0.12]
3	the official website of volunteer activities	helpers	4.74	0.86	70	−0.53, [−0.82, −0.19]
3	the official website of volunteer activities	bystanders	5.24	1.01	70	−0.53, [−0.82, −0.19]
4a	mention verbally	helpers	5.14	1.37	70	−0.53, [−0.87, −0.19]
4a	mention verbally	bystanders	5.82	1.20	70	−0.53, [−0.87, −0.19]
4b	Wechat moments	helpers	5.75	0.95	100	−0.50, [−0.78, −0.21]
4b	Wechat moments	bystanders	6.14	0.56	99	−0.50, [−0.78, −0.21]

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