The Government Receives Moral License to Commit Transgressions When Compared to Other Entities

IF 2.5 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Jamie S Hughes, Rebeca D. Harpster, Naomi C. Gonzales
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Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we examine moral judgments about different entities including individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and governments following a transgression. Although there is some research examining inferences about groups, there is little work addressing attributions about institutional entities such as governments. Across six studies we found that moral character judgments are greater for governmental entities compared to other entities. This effect was driven by moral licensing and the values one shares with the government. The finding was not caused by intuitions about paternalism, the relative age of governments compared to other entities, and was also not explained by nationalism or system justification. Discussion centers on implications of the data for moral licensing theory and moral attribution.
与其他实体相比,政府获得了越轨行为的道德许可
摘要在本文中,我们考察了对不同实体的道德判断,包括个人、公司、非营利组织和政府在违法行为后的道德判断。尽管有一些研究考察了对群体的推断,但很少有研究涉及对政府等机构实体的归因。在六项研究中,我们发现,与其他实体相比,政府实体的道德品质判断更高。这种影响是由道德许可和与政府共享的价值观驱动的。这一发现并不是由对家长式作风的直觉引起的,家长式作风是政府与其他实体相比的相对年龄,也不是由民族主义或制度正当性解释的。讨论的中心是数据对道德许可理论和道德归因的启示。
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期刊介绍: Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP) emphasizes the publication of outstanding research articles, but also considers literature reviews, criticism, and methodological or theoretical statements spanning the entire range of social psychological issues. The journal will publish basic work in areas of social psychology that can be applied to societal problems, as well as direct application of social psychology to such problems. The journal provides a venue for a broad range of specialty areas, including research on legal and political issues, environmental influences on behavior, organizations, aging, medical and health-related outcomes, sexuality, education and learning, the effects of mass media, gender issues, and population problems.
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