Title : Money Affects Theory of Mind Differently by Gender Short Title
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Theory of Mind (ToM) ─ the ability to understand other's thoughts, intentions, and emotions ─ is important for navigating interpersonal relationships, avoiding conflict, and empathizing. Prior research has identified many factors that affect one's ToM, but no study has examined how different kinds of monetary incentives affect ToM. We ask: Does money affect ToM? If so, how does the affect of money on ToM depend on the structure of monetary incentives? How do the differences depend on the gender of the individuals involved? Drawing from different strands of experimental research on ToM and the impact of money on interpersonal relationships, we hypothesize that money will affect ToM differently by gender: monetary rewards increase males’ motivation to express ToM while simultaneously crowding out females’ motivation. This prediction is confirmed in an experiment that varies the structure of monetary rewards for correct answers in the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) that measures ToM. RMET scores decrease for females and increase for males with individual payments, and this effect is stronger with competitively-structured payments. RMET scores do not significantly change when monetary earnings go to a charity. Whether money improves or hinders ToM, and, hence, success in social interactions, thus depends on the interaction of gender and monetary incentive structure.
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Money Affects Theory of Mind Differently by Gender
Theory of Mind (ToM)--the ability to understand other's thoughts, intentions, and emotions--is important for navigating interpersonal relationships, avoiding conflict, and empathizing. Prior research has identified many factors that affect one's ToM ability, but little work has examined how different kinds of monetary incentives affect ToM ability. We ask: Does money affect ToM ability? If so, ...
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