Asymmetric genetic attributions for one's own prosocial versus antisocial behavior.

IF 1.8 3区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Epub Date: 2022-03-31 DOI:10.1080/00224545.2022.2058906
Matthew S Lebowitz, Kathryn Tabb, Paul S Appelbaum
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People tend to rate prosocial or positive behavior as more strongly influenced by the actor's genes than antisocial or negative behavior. The current study tested whether people would show a similar asymmetry when rating the role of genes in their own behavior, and if so, what variables might mediate this difference. Participants were prompted to think about an example of their own behavior from the past year that was either prosocial or antisocial. Those in the prosocial condition rated the role of genetics in causing the behavior as significantly greater than did those in the antisocial condition. A mediation analysis suggested that this asymmetry could be accounted for by a tendency to view prosocial behavior as more natural and more aligned with one's true self than antisocial behavior. These findings add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that people's reasoning about genetics may be influenced by evaluative judgments.

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一个人亲社会行为与反社会行为的不对称基因归因。
人们倾向于认为亲社会或积极行为比反社会或消极行为更受演员基因的影响。目前的研究测试了人们在评估基因在自己行为中的作用时是否会表现出类似的不对称性,如果是,哪些变量可能会介导这种差异。参与者被要求思考自己过去一年的亲社会或反社会行为。那些处于亲社会状态的人认为基因在导致行为中的作用明显大于那些处于反社会状态的人。一项中介分析表明,这种不对称性可能是由于人们倾向于将亲社会行为视为比反社会行为更自然、更符合真实自我。这些发现增加了越来越多的证据,表明人们对遗传学的推理可能受到评估判断的影响。
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Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-
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期刊介绍: Since John Dewey and Carl Murchison founded it in 1929, The Journal of Social Psychology has published original empirical research in all areas of basic and applied social psychology. Most articles report laboratory or field research in core areas of social and organizational psychology including the self, attribution theory, attitudes, social influence, consumer behavior, decision making, groups and teams, sterotypes and discrimination, interpersonal attraction, prosocial behavior, aggression, organizational behavior, leadership, and cross-cultural studies. Academic experts review all articles to ensure that they meet high standards.
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