Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

Individuals of lower socioeconomic status (SES) display increased attentiveness to others
and greater prosocial behavior compared to individuals of higher SES. We situate these …

While the authors make a compelling case that early life deprivation leads to present-
orientation, we believe that such behaviors may be better understood in terms of an …

Pepper & Nettle explain the behavioral constellation of deprivation (BCD) in terms of
differences in collection risk (ie, the probability of collecting a reward after some delay) …

Pepper & Nettle make an ambitious and compelling attempt to isolate a common cause of
what they call the behavioral constellation of deprivation. We agree with the authors that …

Pepper & Nettle argue that the more present-oriented behavior associated with a low
socioeconomic status is an adaptive response to having relatively little control over the …

In this commentary, we address three questions:(1) How might outcomes be affected by the
variation in the level of deprivation, rather than the average level of deprivation?(2) Could …

We are grateful to have received so many insightful commentaries from interested
colleagues regarding our proposed behavioural constellation of deprivation (BCD) and our …

Abstract We agree with Pepper & Nettle that personal control is important in understanding
people's willingness to engage in future-oriented behavior. However, this does not imply that …

Pepper & Nettle's paper exemplifies an emerging resistance against an exclusive focus on
deficits in people who come from harsh environments. We extend their model by arguing for …