Synchrony and Cooperation
Synchrony and Cooperation
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02253.x
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Heath, Chip
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作者：
Wiltermuth, Scott S.;Heath, Chip
军队、教堂、组织和社区经常参加各种活动--例如，游行、唱歌和跳舞--这些活动使团体成员彼此行动一致。人类学家和社会学家推测，涉及同步活动的仪式可能会产生积极的情绪，从而削弱自我和群体之间的心理边界。这篇文章探讨了同步活动是否可以作为搭便车问题的部分解决方案，这些团体需要激励其成员为集体利益做出贡献。在三个实验中，与他人行动一致的人在随后的集体经济练习中更合作，即使在需要个人牺牲的情况下也是如此。我们的结果还表明，不需要为了同步而产生积极的情绪来促进合作。总而言之，这些结果表明，与他人同步行动可以通过加强群体成员之间的社会依恋来增加合作。
Armies, churches, organizations, and communities often engage in activities-for example, marching, singing, and dancing-that lead group members to act in synchrony with each other. Anthropologists and sociologists have speculated that rituals involving synchronous activity may produce positive emotions that weaken the psychological boundaries between the self and the group. This article explores whether synchronous activity may serve as a partial solution to the free-rider problem facing groups that need to motivate their members to contribute toward the collective good. Across three experiments, people acting in synchrony with others cooperated more in subsequent group economic exercises, even in situations requiring personal sacrifice. Our results also showed that positive emotions need not be generated for synchrony to foster cooperation. In total, the results suggest that acting in synchrony with others can increase cooperation by strengthening social attachment among group members.