The Asymmetry of Praise and Blame
Distinguishing between Moral Evaluation Effects and Scenario Effects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12823232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Haupt (0000-0002-6519-362X, corresponding author), Tobias Uske |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 49-66 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cognition and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1567-7095 • E-ISSN: 1568-5373 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156853712x633929 |
| OpenAlex | W1967439232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 34 |
Observers are said to blame actors for causing bad side-effects more than they reward them for causing good ones (Knobe, ). We show that moral appraisals play a less crucial role in the attribution of intentionality and judgments than previously suggested. Instead, the negativity or positivity of a consequence constitute a scenario effect, accounting for biased intentionality attributions and judgments. Moreover, moral appraisals are reinforced by actors signaling norm adherence, e.g., caring about information on action consequences. This affects the propensity to attribute intentionality. Our results suggest that the praise–blame bias persists even if observers do not make moral judgements
Action (physics · Attribution · Blame · Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Intentionality · Moral disengagement · Negativity effect · Praise · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |