Effects of the Presence and Behavior of In-Group and Out-Group Strangers on Moral Hypocrisy

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.551625

	Effects of the Presence and Behavior of In-Group and Out-Group Strangers on Moral Hypocrisy
	Bian,Junfeng 2,3,4; Li,Liang 5; Xia,Xuan 1; Fu,Xiaolan 3,4
刊名	FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
	2020-09-15
卷号	11 页码:9
关键词	moral hypocrisy in-group out-group moral behavior hypocritical behavior
ISSN号	1664-1078
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2020.551625
产权排序	2
文献子类	实证研究
英文摘要	Moral hypocrisy (MH) occurs when people fail to practice what they preach. Despite the prevalence of the effect of social identity on an individual's MH, few empirical studies have explored contextual factors that may help reduce MH. By conducting two experiments based on the research paradigm of real stranger presence, we examined how in-group and out-group strangers' presence and moral behavior may contribute to reducing MH. The results of experiment 1 demonstrated that compared with the presence of out-group strangers, the presence of in-group strangers could effectively inhibit MH (no significant difference between participants reported and actual donation proportions was obtained). The results of experiment 2 replicated and extended the results of experiment 1, first by showing that the presence of in-group strangers could effectively inhibit MH and then by revealing the influence of present strangers' behavior (moral or hypocritical) on MH. The results indicated that strangers' moral behavior could effectively eliminate participants' MH, especially in the presence of in-group strangers. However, when present strangers exhibited hypocritical behavior, they exhibited no effect on participants' MH, irrespective of the condition of in-group and out-group strangers. The current study provides empirical support for theories related to MH and moral decision-making and contributes to the literature on in-group and out-group effects on MH and decision-making.
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资助项目	National Key Research and Development Project[2018AAA0100205] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[61621136008] ; National Social Science Foundation[19ZDA363] ; Social Sciences Achievement Review Committee Project of Hunan Province[XSP20YBC034]
WOS关键词	SELF-INTEREST ; POWER ; DISENGAGEMENT ; PUNISHMENT ; AVOIDANCE ; CONFLICT
WOS研究方向	Psychology
语种	英语
出版者	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
WOS记录号	WOS:000576203600001
资助机构	National Key Research and Development Project ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Social Science Foundation ; Social Sciences Achievement Review Committee Project of Hunan Province
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/32955]
专题	心理研究所_认知与发展心理学研究室
作者单位	1.Hunan Univ Technol & Business, Changsha, Peoples R China 2.Changsha Univ Sci & Technol, Res Ctr Social Governance Innovat, Changsha, Peoples R China; 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Beijing, Peoples R China; 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing, Peoples R China; 5.Hunan Prov Bur Stat, Changsha, Peoples R China;
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bian,Junfeng,Li,Liang,Xia,Xuan,et al. Effects of the Presence and Behavior of In-Group and Out-Group Strangers on Moral Hypocrisy[J]. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY,2020,11:9.
APA	Bian,Junfeng,Li,Liang,Xia,Xuan,&Fu,Xiaolan.(2020).Effects of the Presence and Behavior of In-Group and Out-Group Strangers on Moral Hypocrisy.FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY,11,9.
MLA	Bian,Junfeng,et al."Effects of the Presence and Behavior of In-Group and Out-Group Strangers on Moral Hypocrisy".FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY 11(2020):9.