The effect of incorrect prior information on trust behavior in adolescents

Autor: Sijtsma, H., Lee, N.C., van Kesteren, M., Braams, B., van Atteveldt, N., Krabbendam, L., van Buuren, M., Social and personality development: A transactional approach, Leerstoel Denissen
Přispěvatelé: Clinical Developmental Psychology, IBBA, LEARN! - Educational neuroscience, learning and development, Clinical, Neuro- & Developmental Psychology, Educational and Family Studies, Social and personality development: A transactional approach, Leerstoel Denissen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Neuropsychologia, 179:108423, 1-10. Elsevier Limited
Sijtsma, H, Lee, N C, van Kesteren, M T R, Braams, B R, van Atteveldt, N M, Krabbendam, L & van Buuren, M 2023, ' The effect of incorrect prior information on trust behavior in adolescents ', Neuropsychologia, vol. 179, 108423, pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108423
Neuropsychologia, 179. Elsevier Limited
ISSN: 0028-3932
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108423
Popis: During adolescence, social cognition and the brain undergo major developments. Social interactions become more important, and adolescents must learn that not everyone can be trusted equally. Prior knowledge about the trustworthiness of an interaction partner may affect adolescents' expectations about the partner. However, the expectations based on prior knowledge can turn out to be incorrect, causing the need to respond adaptively during the interaction. In the current fMRI study, we investigated the effect of incorrect prior knowledge on adolescent trust behavior and on the neural processes of trust. Thirty-three adolescents (Mage = 17.2 years, SDage = 0.5 years) played two trust games with partners whose behavior was preprogrammed using an algorithm that modeled trustworthy behavior. Prior to the start of both games, participants received information suggesting that the partner in one game was untrustworthy (raising incorrect expectations) and the partner in the other game trustworthy (raising correct expectations). Results indicated that participants adapted their trust behavior following incorrect prior expectations. No evidence for a change in trust behavior was shown when prior expectations were correct. fMRI analyses revealed that when receiving the partner's response, activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and in the superior parietal gyrus were increased when participants had incorrect expectations about the partner compared to when participants had correct expectations. When making trust decisions, no significant differences in neural activity were found when comparing the two games. This study provides insight into how adolescent trust behavior and neural mechanisms are affected by expectations and provides an increased understanding of the factors that influence adolescent social interactions.
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