The Influence of Moral Justice and Processing Method on the Third-Party Punishment

Abstract

Abstract: The present study used questionnaires, situation priming and the third party punishment game paradigm, to explore the influence of the high or low moral justice and information processing methods (rational processing, empirical processing and control group) on the third party punishment under unfair conditions. The results showed that: (1) As the third party, compared to individuals with low moral justice, people with high moral justice individuals reported higher punishment under unfair conditions. (2) For individuals with high moral justice in unfair circumstance, both people using empirical processing and people in control group reported higher punishment than people using rational processing. While for individuals with high moral justice in fairness circumstance, people using empirical processing reported higher punishment either than those using rational processing or the control group. This finding suggests that cognitive-experience process and emotional process affect people’s behavior response to unfair events, but it varies with the change of situations or individuals.

Key words: moral justice, rational processing, empirical processing, third party punishment

摘要： 采用问卷测量、情境启动与第三方惩罚博弈范式，探讨高、低道德公正与不同信息加工方式（理性、经验与控制组）在不公情境下对第三方惩罚的影响。结果显示：（1）与低道德公正相比，高道德公正的个体在不公情境下的第三方惩罚更高；（2）在不公平情境下，对于具有高道德公正特质的个体，经验加工和控制组比理性加工条件下的第三方惩罚水平更高。但在公平情境下，对于具有高道德公正特质的个体，经验加工比理性加工和控制组条件下的第三方惩罚水平更高。研究说明了认知-经验过程和情感过程同时影响人们对不公正事件的行为反应，但会随情境或个体的不同而有所差异。

关键词: 道德公正, 理性加工, 经验加工, 第三方惩罚

CLC Number:

B849

WANG Yaru, WU Zhen, ZHANG Shanshan. The Influence of Moral Justice and Processing Method on the Third-Party Punishment[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2019, 17(5): 706-712.

王亚茹, 吴真, 张珊珊. 道德公正与加工方式对第三方惩罚的影响[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2019, 17(5): 706-712.

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