Humanizing the Transgressor and Lightening the Immoral Behavior: The Role of Likeability Bias and Moral Rationalization.

Sofía Moreno-Gata, Ramón Rodríguez-Torres, Verónica Betancor, Armando Rodríguez-Pérez

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Sofía Moreno-GataDepartment of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6525-347X

Ramón Rodríguez-TorresDepartment of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.

Verónica BetancorDepartment of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5663-9055

Armando Rodríguez-PérezDepartment of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7279-3546

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Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PID2019-108217GB-100, and PID2022-138997NB-I00Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PRE2020-093168

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Abstract

People often perceive their moral judgments as objective and unbiased, yet research indicates that positive interpersonal attitudes lead to more lenient moral character assessments. Here we investigate how likeability towards moral transgressors and the different moral rationalization strategies they may employ impact both the perceived severity of the immoral behavior and the attribution of humanity to the transgressor. In two studies, participants (

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bystanderdehumanizationimmoralitylikeability biasmoral rationalizationseverity of the behavior

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PMID39767347

DOI10.3390/bs14121206

PMCPMC11673505

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