Facial Attractiveness and Group Identity Influence Decision-Making

Abstract

This study examined the impact of facial attractiveness and group identity of male proposers on the fairness decision-making of female participants in an ultimatum game. Results showed that participants were more likely to accept unfair offers from both attractive proposers and in-group proposers.

Keywords

beauty premium / facial attractiveness / fairness / group identity / ultimatum game

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