To escape blame, don't be a hero—Be a victim
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9004428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kurt Gray (0000-0001-5816-2676, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Daniel M Wegner |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 516-519 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1031 • E-ISSN: 1096-0465 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.12.012 |
| OpenAlex | W2083958573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 15 |
Blame · Criminology · Epistemology · HERO · Literature · Wrongdoing · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
Does it matter who pulls the switch? Perceptions of intentions in the trolley dilemma
The myth of harmless wrongs in moral cognition
The Theory of Dyadic Morality
Mind Perception Is the Essence of Morality
When and Why We See Victims as Responsible
Cyber blame and social theory
The Blame Game
Social attitudes towards sex work and its criminalization
Assigning moral roles within the Second World War in Europe
Stoic displays have reputational benefits but fail to undermine adversaries
Permitting malicious act toward evil-doers, but differ from punishment
A Theory of a Human-Centered Social Cognitive Chain
Survivors as Agents
When victimhood threatens democracy
Calculating Hypocrites Effect
A Superhumanization Bias in Whites’ Perceptions of Blacks
Final girl, the ‘ideal victim’, and Goldilocks
That’s so immoral! Investigating the effects of moral violations reported in the form of (in)complete moral dyads in news articles on emotions and memory
The Moral Dyad
Injustices and Insecurities
The Problem of Moral Agency
Claims of Victimhood Shield Politicians from Political Scandals
Sexual Objectification Increases Rape Victim Blame and Decreases Perceived Suffering
The Exonerating Effect of Sexual Objectification
Constructing a hero–victim identity through reminiscing
More than a body
Good deeds and hard knocks
CEOs imbue organizations with feelings, increasing punishment satisfaction and apology effectiveness
When Victimhood Goes to War? Israel and Victim Claims
Absolved from the neoliberal burden of responsibility
Are Victims Virtuous or Vilified? The Stories We Tell Ourselves (and Each Other)
Asymmetrical genetic attributions for prosocial versus antisocial behaviour
Who Buys the "Big Lie"? White Racial Grievance and Confidence in the Fairness of American Elections
A constant error in psychological ratings.
Dimensions of Mind Perception
Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness
Moral Transformation
Dimensions of Mind
Torture and judgments of guilt
The rejection of moral rebels
Moral typecasting
A cognitive (attribution)-emotion-action model of motivated behavior
Morality Influences How People Apply the Ignorance of the Law Defense
Just world research and the attribution process
Culpable control and the psychology of blame
| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |