Preschoolers’ preferences and moral judgements are biased towards those who have more resources

• Authors: Katarzyna Myślińska-Szarek , Wiesław Baryła

Abstracts

EN

Various studies have indicated that children’s preferences are biased towards those who have more resources or who are considered more fortunate than others. Little is known, however, about whether this preference translates to a moral assessment of the character of those with more or less resources. Our study included 46 children aged four to five. We asked participants to indicate their preference for the richer and the poorer in desirable resources. We also asked them to attribute the moral character of the moral agent or moral recipient. The children revealed a strong bias towards the advantaged character. Not only did they prefer him as a future friend, they also attributed morally positive social roles to him.

Keywords

EN

preschoolers; moral judgments; Affective tagging

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 235-239

Dates

published

2018

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Myślińska-Szarek

author

Wiesław Baryła

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

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