Spapé, Michiel M. and Hoggan, Eve E. and Jacucci, Giulio and Ravaja, Niklas (2014) The meaning of the virtual Midas touch: An ERP study in economic decision making. Psychophysiology, 52 (3). pp. 378-387. ISSN 00485772
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Abstract
The Midas touch refers to the altruistic effects of a brief touch. Though these effects have often been replicated, they remain poorly understood. We investigate the psychophysiology of the effect using remotely transmitted, precisely timed, tactile messages in an economic decision-making game called Ultimatum. Participants were more likely to accept offers after receiving a remotely transmitted touch. Furthermore, we found distinct effects of touch on event-related potentials evoked by (a) feedback regarding accepted and rejected offers, (b) decision cues related to proposals, and (c) the haptic and auditory cues themselves. In each case, a late positive effect of touch was observed and related to the P3. Given the role of the P3 in memory-related functions, the results indicate an indirect relationship between touch and generosity that relies on memory. This hypothesis was further tested and confirmed in the positive effects of touch on later proposals.
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| Additional Information and Comments: | This is the accepted version of the following article: Spapé, M. M., Hoggan, E. E., Jacucci, G. and Ravaja, N. (2015), The meaning of the virtual Midas touch: An ERP study in economic decision making. Psychophysiol, 52: 378–387. doi:10.1111/psyp.12361, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/psyp.12361/abstract. |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Human and Digital Sciences > School of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Michiel Spape |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2016 13:11 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2018 22:35 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/1687 |
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