Acute hunger does not always undermine prosociality

Previous studies have suggested that being hungry causes people to make more selfish and less prosocial decisions. Here, the authors carried out a series of studies to test this claim and found that the effect of acute hunger was very weak at best.

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Main Authors:	Jan A. Häusser, Christina Stahlecker, Andreas Mojzisch, Johannes Leder, Paul A. M. Van Lange, Nadira S. Faber
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12579-7

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spelling	doaj-f947f6908ca840f9a4c8cdd1464eff442021-05-11T11:50:17ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-10-0110111010.1038/s41467-019-12579-7Acute hunger does not always undermine prosocialityJan A. Häusser0Christina Stahlecker1Andreas Mojzisch2Johannes Leder3Paul A. M. Van Lange4Nadira S. Faber5Department of Psychology, Justus-Liebig-University GießenDepartment of Psychology, Justus-Liebig-University GießenDepartment of Psychology, University of HildesheimDepartment of Psychology, University of BambergDepartment of Experimental and Applied Psychology, VU AmsterdamDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, New Radcliffe House, Radcliffe Observatory QuarterPrevious studies have suggested that being hungry causes people to make more selfish and less prosocial decisions. Here, the authors carried out a series of studies to test this claim and found that the effect of acute hunger was very weak at best.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12579-7
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Acute hunger does not always undermine prosociality

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