A theoretical construction and empirical study of the foolishness and shrewdness of being right

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24653165
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social psychology
• Research Institution: Shukutoku University
• Principal Investigator: JIN NOBUHITO 淑徳大学, 総合福祉学部, 教授 (30296298)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 正義 / 公正感 / 感情 / 社会的ジレンマ / 説得 / チキンゲーム / 評判

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The main findings of these six experiments are outlined below: 1) People tend to speak and act stubbornly and high-handedly if they feel that their own arguments are right. 2) People react emotionally when asked to choose which is more important: their own argument or another one roughly as right as theirs. 3) Showing consideration for the people around them enables people to earn the support of third parties when embroiled in conflict with others. 4) People who make sacrifices to penalize others who have acted selfishly are less likely to be the subjects of acts of exploitation by others.

Free Research Field

社会心理学