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When a Generally Valued Discourse is Unwelcome: The Case of Belief in a General Expression by a (Fictitious) Member of the Finance Elite

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  • Hélder Vinagreiro Alves

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIS-IUL Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Facultad de Psicología)

  • José-Miguel Fernández-Dols

    (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Facultad de Psicología)

Abstract

We aim to show that an idea that is generally valued (“just world”) when expressed by or-dinary people becomes paradoxically a sign of immorality when expressed by the finance elite. Participants from Portugal and Spain read the fictitious case (inspired by real events) of “George M.”, a stereotypical member of the finance elite. Participants randomly read that the target had expressed the idea that the world is fair or unfair to people in general. Then, they indicated how immoral the target was and how much they wished him various outcomes. Comparing the target who expressed “the world is not just”, the one who expressed “the world is just” was judged as more immoral. Higher immoral judgements predicted higher wishes of negative outcomes. These results advise the elite against using moralizing discourses, which are likely to backfire

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  • Hélder Vinagreiro Alves & José-Miguel Fernández-Dols, 2020. "When a Generally Valued Discourse is Unwelcome: The Case of Belief in a General Expression by a (Fictitious) Member of the Finance Elite," Notas Económicas, Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, issue 50, pages 9-22, Julho.
    • Handle: RePEc:gmf:journl:y:2020:i:50:p:9:22
    DOI: 10.14195/2183-203X_50_2
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    Keywords

    Belief in a just world; elits; perceived immorality; moralizing discourses; punish-ments.;
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    • C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General
    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines

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