Potential recipient 1 has been working for a company for roughly five years. Due to poor work habits this person is now unemployed. How much money do you think the fund recipient should receive? Use the following 1-10 scale.
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Potential recipient 2 has been working for a company for roughly five years. Due to the employer going out of
business this person is now unemployed.
How much money do you think the fund recipient should receive? Use the following 1-10 scale.
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Potential recipient 1 has been struggling with obesity for several years. This problem seems to stem mostly from a
poor diet and lack of exercise . The potential recipient is requesting funds to help in improving their health.
How much money do you think the fund recipient should receive? Use the following 1-10 scale.
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Potential recipient 2 has also been struggling with obesity for several years. This problem seems to stem mostly
from a thyroid disorder. The potential recipient is requesting funds to help in improving their health.
How much money do you think the fund recipient should receive? Use the following 1-10 scale.
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People not
responsible for misfortune
People
responsible for misfortune
A study conducted by Lisa Farwell and Bernard Weiner (2000; Study 1) was very similar to the task you just performed. In their study, 96
undergraduate students took on the same role as a board member for a charitable organization. The participants were presented with potential
recipients that were very similar to the ones you were presented with, and were also asked as to how much money each recipient should receive.
One additional question that the participants were asked was how liberal or conservative their own views were in general. Do you think that a
person’s political ideology would play a role in how much money they would award particular recipients?
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People not
responsible for misfortune
People responsible
for misfortune
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Liberal
Middle of the Road
Conservative
Results of the Farewell and Weiner study (2000; Study 1) showed that potential recipients portrayed as not responsible for their misfortune were
awarded significantly more than those portrayed as responsible. The three ideological groups did not differ in their ratings towards those not
responsible, but participants who rated themselves as liberal awarded those responsible for their misfortune significantly more money than the
other two ideological groups. Are these results similar to your ratings? Do these results align with what you have experienced in your own life?
