Research On The Influence Of Poverty Mindset On Cooperative Behavior

The poverty mindset is a mental state that feels that money cannot meet one’s needs,and it is also a form of scarcity thinking.Since the poor often see an economic dimension in everyday experiences,feel that the money is not enough to spend and thinking about tradeoffs significantly more often.Relevant studies have shown that poverty reinforces itself through psychological channels.For example,the scarcity mentality can affect individual behavior,which makes it difficult for individuals to get rid of poverty and has a profound impact on individuals.Previous studies have verified the scarcity mentality has a negative impact on cognition,self-control,decision-making and borrowing behavior.Also,the research found that the scarcity mentality has an impact on the trust and cooperation of individuals.However,few studies have directly explored the impact of the poverty mindset on cooperative behavior.Cooperation is the core of human social behavior.Choosing to cooperate requires individuals to pay a personal price to benefit others.It is very important to explore the relationship between the two.In theory,it can expand the research of poverty theory,distinguish poverty mindset from poverty itself,and clarify the influence direction on cooperative behavior.In practice,it can help us understand poverty mindset,change the prejudice against poor groups,and promote their cooperative behavior,so as to help us get rid of poverty psychologically.With such a problem,this study uses a combination of questionnaires and experiments to explore the impact of the poverty mindset on cooperation behavior and its path of influence.Study one uses the context questionnaire to activate the participants? poverty mindset and explores the relationship between poverty mindset and cooperative behavior in one-off public goods games;study two uses the context questionnaire to activate the participants? poverty mindset whether it promotes the subjects? intuitive thinking;study three passes Concept start manipulation,exploring whether the influence of intuitive thinking on cooperation behavior is consistent with the influence of the poverty mindset on cooperation.The final experimental results show:1.Participants with the poverty mindset are more cooperative than those with the non-poverty mindset.Objective poverty could not affect the individual’s cooperative behavior.2.The initiation of the poverty mindset triggers intuitive thinking and increases reliance on intuitive choices in CRT test and decision-making.3.Participants who started intuitive thinking were more cooperative than those who started analytical thinking.Therefore,this study shows that the poverty mindset consumes individual cognitive resources and promotes intuitive thinking.Individuals who rely on intuitive thinking are more cooperative in public goods games.One possible path: poverty mindset-intuitive thinking-cooperative behavior.It not only examines the cooperative behavior of the subjects under the poverty mindset,but also verifies the predecessor’s view on intuition to promote cooperation.