Two papers out this month together tell a simple story: we like us over them because we are biased to see our acts as more moral. The August Psychological Science says we excuse unfair choices by ourselves or our group members, but not by those from other groups:
“In one condition, subjects were required to distribute a resource (i.e., time and energy) to themselves and another person, and could do so either fairly (i.e., through a random allocation procedure) or unfairly (i.e., selecting the better option for themselves). They were then asked to evaluate the morality, or fairness, of their actions. In another condition, subjects viewed a confederate acting in the unfair manner, and subsequently evaluated the morality of this act. ...”
Individuals perceived their own transgressions to be less objectionable than the same...
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