Justice-sensitive interpretations of ambiguous situations

被引:33
作者
Baumert, Anna [1 ]
Schmitt, Manfred [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Koblenz Landau, Dept Psychol, D-76829 Landau, Germany
关键词
Accessibility; information uncertainty; injustice concepts; interpretation of ambiguous situations; justice concepts; justice sensitivity; CATEGORY ACCESSIBILITY; INFORMATION; COMPONENTS; INJUSTICE; JUDGMENTS; BELIEF; WORLD;
D O I
10.1080/00049530802607597
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The accessibility of concepts related to justice and injustice is proposed as a basic cognitive mechanism underlying the personality trait of justice sensitivity. To provide evidence for this assertion, the manner in which justice sensitivity shapes the interpretation of an ambiguous situation was investigated. It was found that, without priming, and after injustice is primed, persons high in justice sensitivity tend to perceive greater injustice in an ambiguous situation than persons low in justice sensitivity. If the restoration of justice is primed, however, persons high in justice sensitivity tend to interpret the ambiguous situation as more just when compared to persons low in justice sensitivity. Results are discussed with regard to a process-oriented explanation of emotional and behavioural effects of justice sensitivity.
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