A1 Journal article (refereed)
Nudge for justice : An ERP investigation of default effects on trade-offs between equity and efficiency (2020)


Yu, J., Wang, Y., Yu, J., Zhang, G., & Cong, F. (2020). Nudge for justice : An ERP investigation of default effects on trade-offs between equity and efficiency. Neuropsychologia, 149, Article 107663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107663


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All authors or editorsYu, Jiaxin; Wang, Yan; Yu, Jianling; Zhang, Guanghui; Cong, Fengyu

Journal or seriesNeuropsychologia

ISSN0028-3932

eISSN1873-3514

Publication year2020

Volume149

Article number107663

PublisherElsevier

Publication countryUnited Kingdom

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107663

Publication open accessNot open

Publication channel open access

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/72717


Abstract

Default options are an increasingly common tool used by organizations, managers, and policymakers to guide individuals’ behavior. We wondered whether the known preference for default options could constitute a nudge to achieve more equitable or more efficient results. Combining with event-related potentials, we found that both the default option and distributive justice contributed significantly to decision-making. The N200s and P300s were extracted using the tensor decomposition, which showed superiority in terms of capturing multi-domain features. The results demonstrated that greater brain activity associated with conflict monitoring was elicited in the trade-off between equity and efficiency when the default could not represent a socially desirable action. Besides, participants attached more motivational/affective significance to equitable defaults than inequitable but maybe efficient default options. Further, individuals with larger neural response differences between equitable and inequitable defaults appeared to be more inequity aversion in behavior. These findings offer a novel perspective on the role of default effects on distributive justice, while contributing to both organizational policy and practice by using the default to improve social welfare.


Keywordsequality (values)efficiency (properties)division (passive)decision makingparadigmshypothesesbrainbehaviour analysisneuropsychology

Free keywordsnudge; default effect; equity; efficiency; distributive justice; tensor decomposition


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Ministry reportingYes

Reporting Year2020

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