When misconduct goes unnoticed: The acceptability of gradual erosion in others' unethical behavior
When misconduct goes unnoticed: The acceptability of gradual erosion in others' unethical behavior
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jesp.2009.03.013
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发表时间：
2009-07-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Bazerman, Max H.
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作者：
Gino, Francesca;Bazerman, Max H.
四项实验室研究表明，人们更容易接受他人的不道德行为时，道德退化发生缓慢，而不是在一个突然的转变。参与者扮演监督者的角色，负责捕捉作弊事件。在我们的研究中，当他人的行为随着时间的推移逐渐减少时，而不是突然改变时，监督者不太可能批评他人的行为。我们把这种现象称为滑坡效应。我们的研究还表明，这种影响至少有一部分可以归因于内隐偏见，这种偏见导致人们在缓慢发生道德侵蚀时未能注意到道德侵蚀。从广义上讲，我们的研究提供了人们何时以及为什么接受他人欺骗的证据，并研究了滑动斜率效应发生的条件。(c)2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Four laboratory studies show that people are more likely to accept others' unethical behavior when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift. Participants served in the role of watchdogs charged with catching instances of cheating. The watchdogs in our studies were less likely to criticize the actions of others when their behavior eroded gradually, over time, rather than in one abrupt shift. We refer to this phenomenon as the slippery-slope effect. Our studies also demonstrate that at least part of this effect can be attributed to implicit biases that result in a failure to notice ethical erosion when it occurs slowly. Broadly, our studies provide evidence as to when and why people accept cheating by others and examine the conditions under which the slippery-slope effect occurs. (c) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.