Online communication is central to modern social life, yet it is often linked to toxic
manifestations and reduced well-being. How and why online communication enables these …

Various studies have shown that eye cues trigger a sense of being monitored, leading to
behavioral changes, such as increases in prosocial behaviors, decreases in antisocial …

The cultural transmission of technical know-how has proven vital to the success of our
species. The broad diversity of learning contexts and social configurations, as well as the …

A history of “priming” research that analyzes the field's underlying assumptions and
experimental protocols to shed new light on a contemporary crisis in social psychology. In …

People often exhibit more socially favorable behaviors when observed by others, potentially
influencing their cognitive skills and prosocial tendencies. Recent studies have found that …

The concept of the watching eyes effect suggests that the presence of eye or eye-like cues
can influence individual altruistic behavior. However, few studies have investigated the …

Poverty alleviation consumption, which we call altruistic consumption, has become a new
effective way to help vulnerable groups, but there are a few empirical researches on poverty …

Internet altruistic behavior arises from the interactions between givers and recipients.
Previous studies have often neglected the patterns of interpersonal interactions in online …

Previous studies exploring the watching eyes effect with experimental games predominantly
employed settings without real-interaction. However, the use of real-interaction setting is …

Punishment plays a role in human cooperation, but it is costly. Prior research shows that
people are more cooperative when they expect to receive negative feedback for non …