Morality's role in the Black Sheep Effect: When and why ingroup members are judged more harshly than outgroup members for the same transgression

IF 2.8 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Simone Tang, Steven Shepherd, Aaron C. Kay
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Abstract

When and why might someone judge an ingroup transgressor more harshly than an outgroup transgressor? Taking a social functionalist perspective, we argue that morality is central to this phenomenon–the Black Sheep Effect–and that it is driven by social cohesion concerns. Using mediation and moderation methods across our studies, we find that people judge ingroup (vs. outgroup) transgressors more harshly because of concerns regarding ingroup social cohesion (Studies 1a–4). We also find that ingroup derogation is stronger for moral transgressions than weak or non-moral transgressions (Studies 2 and 3). Throughout our studies, we address alternative explanations, including moral relativism, naïve realism, moral parochialism and belief in a just world. Our work speaks to the emerging contention around the reliability of the Black Sheep Effect by noting when and why it surfaces.

道德在害群之马效应中所扮演的角色:在什么时候,以及为什么在同样的违法行为中,群体内的成员比群体外的成员受到更严厉的评判
什么时候,为什么人们会对内部群体的违规者比对外部群体的违规者更严厉?从社会功能主义的角度来看,我们认为道德是这种现象的核心——害群之马效应——它是由社会凝聚力问题驱动的。在我们的研究中使用调解和调节方法,我们发现人们对内群体(与外群体)违规者的判断更严厉,因为关注内群体的社会凝聚力(研究1a-4)。我们还发现,群体内贬损对道德越界的影响比弱或非道德越界更大(研究2和3)。在我们的研究中,我们提出了其他解释,包括道德相对主义、naïve现实主义、道德狭隘主义和对公正世界的信仰。我们的工作通过注意到黑羊效应何时以及为什么会出现,说明了围绕黑羊效应可靠性的新兴争论。
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6.10
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7.70%
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期刊介绍: Topics covered include, among others, intergroup relations, group processes, social cognition, attitudes, social influence and persuasion, self and identity, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and thought, affect and emotion, embodied and situated cognition and individual differences of social-psychological relevance. Together with original research articles, the European Journal of Social Psychology"s innovative and inclusive style is reflected in the variety of articles published: Research Article: Original articles that provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social phenomena, up to a maximum of 12,000 words in length.
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