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Moral hypocrisy: addressing some alternatives.

C Daniel Batson1, Elizabeth R Thompson, Hubert Chen

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA. dbatson@ku.edu

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|August 2, 2002
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This study investigated moral hypocrisy, finding no support for alternative explanations. Results confirm the existence of moral hypocrisy in decision-making, even when social standards are low.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Moral Psychology

Background:

  • Moral hypocrisy, the discrepancy between moral ideals and behavior, is a well-documented phenomenon.
  • Previous research identified evidence supporting moral hypocrisy, but alternative explanations require further investigation.
  • Understanding the psychological underpinnings of moral hypocrisy is crucial for comprehending human behavior and ethical decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test alternative explanations for established evidence of moral hypocrisy.
  • To examine whether low salience of social standards contributes to self-serving task assignments.
  • To investigate the role of honest winners' responses in perceived morality and prediction of moral action.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted to empirically test alternative hypotheses.

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  • Study 1 manipulated the salience of social standards in a task assignment scenario involving a coin flip.
  • Study 2 examined the influence of honest winners' responses on self-assigned task morality and the predictive power of moral responsibility measures.

    • Main Results:

    • Study 1 found no evidence that low salience of social standards explains falsifying coin flip results for desirable tasks.
    • Study 2 revealed that honest winners' responses did not account for higher moral ratings of self-assigned tasks.
    • Furthermore, honest winners' responses did not explain the inability of personal moral responsibility measures to predict moral action.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings from both studies refute the proposed alternative explanations for moral hypocrisy.
    • The results provide additional, robust evidence supporting the existence of moral hypocrisy.
    • This research underscores the tendency for individuals to exhibit a disconnect between their moral standards and actual behavior.