Lonnqvist, Jan-Erik ORCID: 0000-0001-8292-6090, Irlenbusch, Bernd ORCID: 0000-0002-3433-2826 and Walkowitz, Gari (2014). Moral hypocrisy: impression management or self-deception? J. Exp. Soc. Psychol., 55. S. 53 - 63. SAN DIEGO: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE. ISSN 1096-0465

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Abstract

In three studies (S1-S3; N=256) we investigated whether moral hypocrisy (MH) is motivated by conscious impression management concerns or whether it is self-deceptive. In a dictator game, MH occurred both within participants (saying one thing, doing another; Si) and between participants (doing one thing when it is inconsequential, doing another thing when it affects payoffs; S2). People were willing to let an ostensibly fair coin determine payoffs only if they could fudge the results of the coin flip, suggesting that hypocrites do not deceive themselves (S3). Also supporting this view, MH was associated with adherence to Conformity values (S1-S2), indicative of a desire to appear moral in the eyes of others but not indicative of self-deception. Universalism values were predictive of moral integrity (S1, S3). (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Lonnqvist, Jan-ErikUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8292-6090UNSPECIFIED
Irlenbusch, BerndUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-3433-2826UNSPECIFIED
Walkowitz, GariUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-424895
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.06.004
Journal or Publication Title: J. Exp. Soc. Psychol.
Volume: 55
Page Range: S. 53 - 63
Date: 2014
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Place of Publication: SAN DIEGO
ISSN: 1096-0465
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions: Center of Excellence C-SEB
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Business Administration > Corporate Development > Professorship for Business Administration, Corporate Development and Business Ethics
Subjects: Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
VALUE PRIORITIES; PERSONAL VALUES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; ETHICS; ALTRUISM; SCIENCEMultiple languages
Psychology, SocialMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/42489

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