Exploiting moral wiggle room
We designed an experiment to test the robustness of Dana, Weber, and Kuang's (DWK), 2007 results. DWK observed that, when participants were given a ``costless'' way --- the click of a button --- to ignore the consequences of their actions on others' payoffs, they chose to remain...
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author | Tara Larson C. Monica Capra |
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description | We designed an experiment to test the robustness of Dana, Weber, and Kuang's (DWK), 2007 results. DWK observed that, when participants were given a ``costless'' way --- the click of a button --- to ignore the consequences of their actions on others' payoffs, they chose to remain ignorant and fair behavior diminished. By implementing a double-blind experiment together with a design that controls for alternative explanations for the observed behavior, we confirmed DWK's findings. |
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spelling | doaj.art-7d5fbd55923e4a80ae6772629d7550662023-09-02T03:20:34ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752009-10-0146467474Exploiting moral wiggle roomTara LarsonC. Monica CapraWe designed an experiment to test the robustness of Dana, Weber, and Kuang's (DWK), 2007 results. DWK observed that, when participants were given a ``costless'' way --- the click of a button --- to ignore the consequences of their actions on others' payoffs, they chose to remain ignorant and fair behavior diminished. By implementing a double-blind experiment together with a design that controls for alternative explanations for the observed behavior, we confirmed DWK's findings.http://journal.sjdm.org/9814/jdm9814.pdfdictator gamesexperimentsfairnessstrategic ignorance.NAKeywords |
spellingShingle | Tara Larson C. Monica Capra Exploiting moral wiggle room Judgment and Decision Making dictator games experiments fairness strategic ignorance.NAKeywords |
title | Exploiting moral wiggle room |
title_full | Exploiting moral wiggle room |
title_fullStr | Exploiting moral wiggle room |
title_full_unstemmed | Exploiting moral wiggle room |
title_short | Exploiting moral wiggle room |
title_sort | exploiting moral wiggle room |
topic | dictator games experiments fairness strategic ignorance.NAKeywords |
url | http://journal.sjdm.org/9814/jdm9814.pdf |
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