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Detlef Fetchenhauer

Detlef Fetchenhauer

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
35
Citations
5320
World Ranking
6740
National Ranking
170

Overview

Detlef Fetchenhauer is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences and neuroscience, with a noted focus on experimental behavioral economics studies and the psychology of moral and emotional judgment.

Their work addresses a range of topics including social and intergroup psychology, evolutionary game theory and cooperation, decision-making and behavioral economics, ethics in business and education, as well as emotions and moral behavior. The subfields of their studies include safety research, cognitive neuroscience, sociology and political science, general decision sciences, and information systems and management.

Fetchenhauer has contributed to several publication venues that reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research. These frequently include:

  • Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • International Review of Social Psychology
  • KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on trust, moral behavior, and cooperation with notable articles such as:

  • "Does betrayal aversion really guide trust decisions towards strangers?" (2020, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making)
  • "Breathing to the path of virtue - The effects of justice sensitivity and state mindfulness on cheating behavior in a group performance task" (2021, Personality and Individual Differences)
  • "Do We Know Whom to Trust? A Review on Trustworthiness Detection Accuracy" (2022, International Review of Social Psychology)
  • "The Effect of Democratically Determined (In)equality on Cooperative Behavior" (2020, KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie)
  • "Obligation at zero acquaintance" (2020, Behavioral and Brain Sciences)

Frequent co-authors have included Thomas Schlösser, Daniel Ehlebracht, David Dunning, Anne-Sophie Lang, and Alexander Götmann, indicating collaborative work across multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • Cyberbullying: who are the victims? A comparison of victimization in internet chatrooms and victimization in school

    Catarina Katzer;Detlef Fetchenhauer;Frank Belschak

  • Age and gender differences in mate selection criteria for various involvement levels

    Bram P. Buunk;Pieternel Dijkstra;Detlef Fetchenhauer;Douglas T. Kenrick

  • Why are religious people happy? The effect of the social norm of religiosity across countries.

    Olga Stavrova;Detlef Fetchenhauer;Thomas Schlösser

  • Trust at zero acquaintance: more a matter of respect than expectation of reward.

    David Dunning;Joanna E. Anderson;Thomas Schlösser;Daniel Ehlebracht

  • Justice sensitivity and distributive decisions in experimental games

    Detlef Fetchenhauer;Xu Huang

  • Do people trust too much or too little

    Detlef Fetchenhauer;Detlef Fetchenhauer;David Dunning

  • Punitive versus compensatory reactions to injustice: Emotional antecedents to third-party interventions

    Sebastian Lotz;Sebastian Lotz;Tyler G. Okimoto;Thomas Schlösser;Detlef Fetchenhauer

  • Trust as a social and emotional act: Noneconomic considerations in trust behavior

    David Dunning;Detlef Fetchenhauer;Thomas M. Schlösser

  • Why So Cynical? Asymmetric Feedback Underlies Misguided Skepticism Regarding the Trustworthiness of Others

    Detlef Fetchenhauer;David Dunning

  • Betrayal aversion versus principled trustfulness—How to explain risk avoidance and risky choices in trust games

    Detlef Fetchenhauer;David Dunning

  • How to explain gender differences in fear of crime: Towards an evolutionary approach

    Detlef Fetchenhauer;Bram P. Buunk

  • Individual differences in third-party interventions: How justice sensitivity shapes altruistic punishment

    Sebastian Lotz;Anna Baumert;Thomas Schlösser;Franz Gresser

  • What a Feeling: The Role of Immediate and Anticipated Emotions in Risky Decisions

    Thomas Schlösser;David Dunning;Detlef Fetchenhauer

  • Are the unemployed equally unhappy all around the world? The role of the social norms to work and welfare state provision in 28 OECD countries

    Olga Stavrova;Thomas Schlösser;Detlef Fetchenhauer

  • Not only states but traits — Humans can identify permanent altruistic dispositions in 20 s

    Detlef Fetchenhauer;Ton Groothuis;Julia Pradel

  • Unterschiede im Denken zwischen Ökonomen und Laien – Erklärungsansätze zur Verbesserung der wirtschaftspolitischen Beratung

    Dominik H. Enste;Alexandra Haferkamp;Detlef Fetchenhauer

  • Spotting altruistic dictator game players and mingling with them: the elective assortation of classmates

    Julia Pradel;Harald A. Euler;Detlef Fetchenhauer;Detlef Fetchenhauer

  • When and why is helping others good for well-being? The role of belief in reciprocity and conformity to society's expectations

    Cristina Oarga;Olga Stavrova;Detlef Fetchenhauer

  • The Psychology of Respect: A Case Study of How Behavioral Norms Regulate Human Action

    D. Dunning;D. Fetchenhauer;T. Schlösser

  • Solidarity and Prosocial Behaviour: An Integration of Psychological and Sociological Perspectives

    D. Fetchenhauer;A. Flache;Abraham (Bram) Buunk;S.M. Lindenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

David Dunning
David Dunning University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Manfred Schmitt
Manfred Schmitt University of Koblenz and Landau
Andreas Flache
Andreas Flache University of Groningen
Abraham P. Buunk
Abraham P. Buunk University of Groningen
Bram P. Buunk
Bram P. Buunk University of Groningen
Siegwart Lindenberg
Siegwart Lindenberg University of Groningen
Mario Gollwitzer
Mario Gollwitzer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ton G. G. Groothuis
Ton G. G. Groothuis University of Groningen
Douglas T. Kenrick
Douglas T. Kenrick Arizona State University
Stephen E. G. Lea
Stephen E. G. Lea University of Exeter

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