Procedural fairness facilitates cooperative behavior by enhancing cooperative expectations

Two experiments were conducted to explore whether and why procedural fairness may promote cooperation. In both experiments, participants first took part in a task which they connected an allocator who then either selected fair or unfair procedure for allocating outcomes between them. After this manipulation of fairness, performed second we studied their cooperation chicken game. Experiment 1, informed that opponent the game was same person had previously (vs. unfair) procedure. 2, learned not been involved selection prior Both studies showed having experienced facilitated subsequent Mediation analyses suggest positive effect explained by finding experience induced expect higher levels from opponent, even when fairness.