DOI
10.3758/BF03336921
Abstract
To examine the effects of the social context of a harm-producing action and the magnitude of harm on evaluations of a harm-doer and victim, 80 female subjects read scenarios that described either a cooperative or competitive interaction in which either mild or severe harm occurred. Ratings of the “aggressor” and “victim” revealed that the harm-doer was evaluated more negatively under competitive rather than cooperative conditions, but was perceived as most aggressive and potent when a severe injury occurred in a cooperative rather than competitive setting. A “just world” effect also occurred in which the victim was derogated when his injury was severe and the context was competitive.
Document Type
Restricted Article: Campus only access
Publication Date
11-14-2013
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2013, Springer Nature.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336921
The definitive version is available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/BF03336921
Recommended Citation
Forsyth, D.R., Albritton, E. & Schlenker, B.R. The effects of social context and size of injury on perceptions of a harm-doer and victim. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 9, 37–39 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336921
