Cooperation and sensitivity to social feedback during group interactions in schizophrenia.
Schizophr Res
; 202: 361-368, 2018 12.
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Patients with schizophrenia show reduced cooperation and less sensitivity to social cues in pairwise interactions, however, it remains unclear whether these mechanisms are also present in interactions within social groups. We used a public goods game to investigate cooperation and sensitivity to social feedback in group interactions in 27 patients with schizophrenia and 27 healthy controls. Participants played 40 trials in two conditions: 1) no fine (20 trials): participants had the choice of investing into the public good (i.e. cooperating) or not (i.e. defecting), 2) fine (20 trials): participants had the same choice but defectors could be punished by the other players. On the first trial, patients invested less in the public good than healthy controls. In the no fine condition, controls decreased their investments over time, but patients did not. The possibility of being fined for defecting and actually being fined led to significantly higher cooperation in both groups. This shows that the groups were equally sensitive to social enforcement and social feedback. Our findings suggest that patients tend to approach social group interactions with less cooperative behaviour, which could contribute to social dysfunction in daily-life. However, an intact sensitivity to social enforcement and feedback indicates that patients can adjust their behaviour accordingly in group interactions.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos Psicóticos
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Esquizofrenia
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Psicología del Esquizofrénico
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Conducta Cooperativa
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Retroalimentación Psicológica
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Procesos de Grupo
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Relaciones Interpersonales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Schizophr Res
Asunto de la revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos