Peer versus authority as decision maker: are the demographics of the perceiver related to judgements of fairness?

In a role-playing study, 264 university students evaluated the fairness of procedures and outcomes used to punish a student for plagiarizing from a web site. Individuals reading the scenario gave the highest ratings of justice when the decision maker was a group of nonpeers (faculty), compared to wh...

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Published inPsychological reports Vol. 88; no. 3 Pt 2; pp. 1107 - 1118
Main Authors Miles, J A, Palmer, T S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2001
Subjects
Adult
Decision Making
Demography
Female
Humans
Judgment
Male
Peer Group
Social Justice
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Summary:In a role-playing study, 264 university students evaluated the fairness of procedures and outcomes used to punish a student for plagiarizing from a web site. Individuals reading the scenario gave the highest ratings of justice when the decision maker was a group of nonpeers (faculty), compared to when the decision maker was an individual or peer (student). Sex and self reported guilt of individuals reading the scenario also influenced their ratings of justice.
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ISSN:0033-2941
DOI:10.2466/PR0.88.3.1107-1118