Compromise drives shared risky decisions, but biased blame and credit can break teamwork

Relationships are all about compromise.

From deciding on where to eat dinner with a friend to negotiating chore lists at home, we often experience situations that require some flexibility.

But what happens when we must work with others—especially people we don't know—to make a risky decision?

That's what Caltech's Dean Mobbs, professor of cognitive neuroscience, and members of his lab set out to explore in a recent study. ...