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Self-Reported Voluntary Blame-Taking: Kinship Before Friendship and No Effect of Incentives.

ABSTRACT: Inspired by theories of prosocial behavior, we tested the effect of relationship status and incentives on intended voluntary blame-taking in two experiments (Experiment 2 was pre-registered). Participants (N _E1 = 211 and N _E2 = 232) imagined a close family member, a close friend, or an acquaintance and read a scenario that described this person committing a minor traffic offense. The person offered either a monetary, social, or no incentive for taking the blame. Participants indicated their willingness to take the blame and reasons for and against blame-taking. Overall, a sizable proportion of participants indicated to be willing to take the blame (E₁: 57.8%; E₂: 34.9%). Blame-taking rates were higher for family members than close friends or acquaintances in both experiments, as expected. Unexpectedly, there was no difference between a close friend and an acquaintance in Experiment 2. Social incentives did not have an effect on voluntary blame-taking in either experiment. Neither did we find an interaction between relationship status and incentives. The results highlight the importance of kin relationships in the context of voluntary blame-taking.

SUBMITTER: Schneider T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7884858 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Self-Reported Voluntary Blame-Taking: Kinship Before Friendship and No Effect of Incentives.

Schneider Teresa T Sauerland Melanie M Merckelbach Harald H Puschke Jens J Cohrs J Christopher JC

Frontiers in psychology 20210202

Inspired by theories of prosocial behavior, we tested the effect of relationship status and incentives on intended voluntary blame-taking in two experiments (Experiment 2 was pre-registered). Participants (N E1 = 211 and N E2 = 232) imagined a close family member, a close friend, or an acquaintance and read a scenario that described this person committing a minor traffic offense. The person offered either a monetary, social, or no incentive for taking the blam ...[more]

PMID: 33603703

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