Moral wiggle room and group favoritism among political partisans

Andrea Robbett*, Henry Walsh, Peter Hans Matthews

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Abstrakti

How does the availability of excuses for self-interested behavior impact group favoritism? We report the results of a preregistered experiment, conducted on the eve of the 2022 midterm elections, in which American political partisans made payoff distribution choices for themselves and a partner who was known to be a co-partisan or opposing partisan. Under full information, participants exhibit significant group favoritism. However, when the payoff consequences for one’s partner are initially hidden, participants exploit this excuse to act selfishly regardless of who their partner is and ignorance rates are identical for in-group and out-group members. As a result, moral wiggle room has a significantly larger impact on selfish behavior for those interacting with co-partisans than opposing partisans, leading to a reduction in group favoritism.

AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
Artikkelipgae307
Sivumäärä8
JulkaisuPNAS Nexus
Vuosikerta3
Numero10
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 1 lokak. 2024
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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